Romans 9
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Romans 9:20-22

20OnG3304 theG3304 contraryG3304, whoG5101 are you, 12you foolish personG444, who 3answersG470 backG470 to GodG2316? 4The 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 5for honorableG5092 useG5092, and anotherG3739G1161 6for commonG819 useG819?

227WhatG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316, although willingG2309 to demonstrateG1731 His wrathG3709 and to makeG1107 His powerG1415 knownG1107, enduredG5342 with greatG4183 8patienceG3115 objectsG4632 of wrathG3709 9preparedG2675 for destructionG684?

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 9:20 Lit O ↩
  2. 2. Romans 9:20 Rom 2:1 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 9:20 Job 33:13 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 9:20 Is 29:16; 45:9; 64:8; Jer 18:6; Rom 9:22f; 2 Tim 2:20 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 9:21 Lit for honor ↩
  6. 6. Romans 9:21 Lit for dishonor ↩
  7. 7. Romans 9:22 Lit But ↩
  8. 8. Romans 9:22 Rom 2:4 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 9:22 Prov 16:4; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩

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