Romans 9:15
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For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
In other translations
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Greek words
τῷtō<the>G3588ΜωϋσεῖMōuseiTo MosesG3475γὰρgarforG1063λέγει·legeiHe says:G3004ἐλεήσωeleēsōI will show mercy toG1653ὃνhonwhomG3739ἂνanmaybeG302ἐλεῶeleōI may show mercyG1653καὶkaiandG2532οἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōI will have compassion onG3627ὃνhonwhomG3739ἂνanmaybeG302οἰκτίρω.oiktirōI may have compassion.G3627
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
Related verses
- Exodus 33:19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
- Romans 9:16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Exodus 34:6-76 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, 7 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”
- Romans 9:18-1918 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?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?”
- Isaiah 27:11When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
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