Romans 9:20-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 But who indeed are you, a human being, to talk back to God?(A) Will what is made say to its maker, “Why have you created me so?” 21 Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for a noble purpose and another for an ignoble one?
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Romans 9:20-21
New International Version
20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?(A) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,(B) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”[a](C) 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(D)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
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