Romans 9:15

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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.””

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 9:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. 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,
  3. 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.
  4. 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?
  5. Romans 9:16So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
  6. Romans 9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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