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Romans 9:16
So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
Romans 9:16 · Berean Standard Bible
Romans 9:16 in other translations
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
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In context
13 So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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.
19 One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”
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