Romans 9:16

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Romans 9:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

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KJV

King James Version

So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

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WEB

World English Bible

So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

So then, [it is] not of the [one] willing, nor of the [one] running, but of God having mercy.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Romans 9

¹⁴ What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

¹⁵ For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

¹⁶ So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

¹⁸ Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

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