Romans 9:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.””
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“For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for to Moses He saith, `I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 9:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 33:19“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.”
- Exodus 34:6Then 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,
- Isaiah 27:11When 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.
- Micah 7:18Who 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?
- Romans 9:16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
- Romans 9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
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