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Romans 9:16

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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Romans 9:16 in other translations

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

Romans 9:16 · American Standard Version

Romans 9:16 in context

  1. 14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
  2. 15For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
  3. 16So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
  4. 17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
  5. 18So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.