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Romans 9:16
“So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
Verse in context — Romans 9
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What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
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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.
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So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
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For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
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Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
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