World English Bible
Romans 9:16
“So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.”
Verse in context — Romans 9
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What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
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For he said 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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So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
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For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
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So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
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