Romans 9:16

16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Romans 9:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
ESV
16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
NLT
16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
MSG
16 Compassion doesn't originate in our bleeding hearts or moral sweat, but in God's mercy.
CSB
16 So then it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God who shows mercy.

Romans 9:16 In-Context

14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!
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.”
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
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.”
18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Ephesians 2:8; Titus 3:5
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