Romans 9:15-17
New Life Version
15 God said to Moses, “I will have loving-kindness and loving-pity for anyone I want to.” (A) 16 These good things from God are not given to someone because he wants them or works to get them. They are given because of His loving-kindness. 17 The Holy Writings say to Pharaoh, “I made you leader for this reason: I used you to show My power. I used you to make My name known over all the world.” (B)
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Romans 9:15-17
New International Version
15 For he says to Moses,
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”[a](A)
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(B) 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[b](C)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19
- Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16
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