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Romans 9:16 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. "
Romans 9:16
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What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
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.
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
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.
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
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Romans 9:1
"I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,"
Romans 9:2
"That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart."
Romans 9:3
"For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:"
Romans 9:4
"Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;"
Romans 9:5
"Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen."
Romans 9:6
"Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:"
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