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Romans 9:20

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But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”

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Romans 9:20 in other translations

Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

Romans 9:20 · American Standard Version

Romans 9:20 in context

  1. 18So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
  2. 19You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
  3. 20But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
  4. 21Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
  5. 22What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,