Verse 16
Romans 9:16
Geneva Bible
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So then it is not in him that willeth, nor in him that runneth, but in God (Elohim) that sheweth mercy.
Original Language Text
greek
ἄρα οὖν οὐ τοῦ θέλοντος οὐδὲ τοῦ τρέχοντος ἀλλὰ τοῦ ἐλεῶντος θεοῦ.
English Translation
Therefore, it is not of the one who wills, nor of the one who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
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I say the trueth in Christ, I lye not, my conscience bearing mee witnes in the holy Ghost,
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That I haue great heauinesse, and continuall sorow in mine heart.
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For I woulde wish my selfe to be separate from Christ, for my brethren that are my kinsemen accordin...
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Which are the Israelites, to whome perteineth the adoption, and the glory, and the Couenants, and th...
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Of whome are the fathers, and of whome concerning the flesh, Christ came, who is God (Elohim) ouer a...
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Notwithstanding it can not bee that the worde of God (Elohim) should take none effect: for all they...
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Neither are they all children, because they are the seede of Abraham: but, In Isaac shall thy seede...
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That is, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God (Elohim): but the chi...
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9
For this is a worde of promise, In this same time wil I come, and Sara shall haue a sonne.
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10
Neither he onely felt this, but also Rebecca when shee had conceiued by one, euen by our father Isaa...
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For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of...
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12
It was said vnto her, The elder shall serue the yonger.
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As it is written, I haue loued Iacob, and haue hated Esau.
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What shall wee say then? Is there vnrighteousnes with God (Elohim)? God (Elohim) forbid.
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For he saith to Moses, I wil haue mercy on him, to whom I wil shew mercie: and wil haue compassion o...
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So then it is not in him that willeth, nor in him that runneth, but in God (Elohim) that sheweth mer...
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For the Scripture saith vnto Pharao, For this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp, that I might shew...
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Therefore he hath mercie on whome he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth.
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Thou wilt say then vnto me, Why doeth he yet complaine? for who hath resisted his will?
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But, O man, who art thou which pleadest against God (Elohim)? shall the thing formed say to him that...
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Hath not the potter power of the clay to make of the same lumpe one vessell to honour, and another v...
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What and if God (Elohim) would, to shewe his wrath, and to make his power knowen, suffer with long p...
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And that hee might declare the riches of his glory vpon the vessels of mercy, which hee hath prepare...
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Euen vs whome hee hath called, not of of the Iewes onely, but also of the Gentiles,
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As he sayth also in Osee, I will call them, My people, which were not my people: and her, Beloued, w...
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And it shalbe in the place where it was said vnto them, Ye are not my people, that there they shalbe...
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Also Esaias cryeth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel were as the sand o...
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For he wil make his account, and gather it into a short summe with righteousnes: for the Lord will m...
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And as Esaias sayde before, Except the Lord of hostes had left vs a seede, we had bene made as Sodom...
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What shall we say then? That the Gentiles which folowed not righteousnes, haue attained vnto righteo...
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But Israel which followed the Lawe of righteousnes, could not arteine vnto the Law of righteousnes.
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Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the workes of the Lawe: for they h...
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As it is written, Beholde, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone, and a rocke to make men fall: and euery...
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