Romans 9:16-33

16SoG686 thenG3767, it does not depend on the person who 1wantsG2309 it norG3761 the one who 23runsG5143, but on 4GodG2316 who hasG1653 mercyG1653. 17For the ScriptureG1124 saysG3004 to PharaohG5328, “5For thisG3778 veryG846 reason I raisedG1825 you upG1825, inG3704 orderG3704 toG3704 demonstrateG1731 My powerG1411 in you, and that My nameG3686 might be proclaimedG1229 6throughoutG1722G3956 the earthG1093.” 18SoG686 thenG3767 He hasG1653 mercyG1653 on whomG3739 He desiresG2309, and He 7hardensG4645 whomG3739 He desiresG2309.

198You will sayG3004 to me thenG3767, “9WhyG5101 does He stillG2089 findG3201 faultG3201? For 10whoG5101 has resistedG436 His willG1013?” 20OnG3304 theG3304 contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 1112you foolish personG444, who 13answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 14The thingG4110 moldedG4110 will not sayG3004 to the molderG4111, “WhyG5101 did you makeG4160 me likeG3779 thisG3779,” will it? 21OrG2228 does the potterG2763 not haveG2192 a rightG1849 over the clayG4081, to makeG4160 from the sameG846 lumpG5445 oneG3739G3303 objectG4632 15for honorableG5092 useG5092, and anotherG3739G1161 16for commonG819 useG819? 2217WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with greatG4183 18patienceG3115 objectsG4632 of wrathG3709 19preparedG2675 for destructionG684? 23And He did so to makeG1107 knownG1107 20the richesG4149 of His gloryG1391 upon 21objectsG4632 of mercyG1656, whichG3739 He 22preparedG4282 beforehandG4282 for gloryG1391, 24namely us, whomG3739 He alsoG2532 23calledG2564, 24not onlyG3440 from amongG1537 JewsG2453, but alsoG2532 from amongG1537 GentilesG1484, 25as He alsoG2532 saysG3004 in HoseaG5617: “25I will callG2564 thoseG3588 who were not My peopleG2992, ‘My peopleG2992,’ And her who was not belovedG25, ‘belovedG25.’”26“26And it shall be that in the placeG5117 whereG3757 it was saidG3004 to them, ‘you are not My peopleG2992,’ ThereG1563 they shall be calledG2564 sonsG5207 of 27the livingG2198 GodG2316.”

27IsaiahG2268 criesG2896 outG2896 concerningG5228 IsraelG2474, “28ThoughG1437 the numberG706 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 may be 29likeG5613 the sandG285 of the seaG2281, only 30the remnantG5275 will be savedG4982; 2831for the LordG2962 will executeG4160 His wordG3056 on the earthG1093, 32thoroughlyG4931 and 33quicklyG4932.” 29And justG2531 asG2531 IsaiahG2268 foretoldG4275: “34IfG1487 35the LordG2962 36of armiesG4519 had not leftG1459 us 3738descendantsG4690, 39We would have becomeG1096 likeG5613 SodomG4670, and would have 40beenG3666 likeG3666 GomorrahG1116.”

3041WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? That GentilesG1484, who did not pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, attainedG2638 righteousnessG1343, but 42the righteousnessG1343 that is 43by faithG4102; 31howeverG1161, IsraelG2474, 44pursuingG1377 a lawG3551 of righteousnessG1343, did not 45arriveG5348 at that lawG3551. 32WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 they did not pursue it 46by faithG4102, but asG5613 thoughG5613 they could 47by worksG2041. They stumbledG4350 overG4350 48the stumblingG4348 stoneG3037, 33justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “49BeholdG2400, I am layingG5087 in ZionG4622 50a stoneG3037 of stumblingG4348 and a rockG4073 of offenseG4625, 51And the one who believesG4100 in Him 52will not be 53putG2617 toG2617 shameG2617.”