Romans 9:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 9:15

13 As it is written, ^a“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”

Israel’s Rejection and God’s Justice

14 What shall we say then? ^aIs there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!

15 For He says to Moses, ^a“I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”

16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

17 For ^athe Scripture says to the Pharaoh, ^b“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.”

Verse Comparison: Romans 9:15

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American Standard Version
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

Amplified® Bible
For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord told Moses that he has pity and mercy on anyone he wants to.

Darby English Version
For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.

Good News Bible
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on anyone I wish; I will take pity on anyone I wish."

International Standard Version
For he says to Moses, "I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION."

New International Version
For he says to Moses,
"I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

New King James Version
For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For He says to Moses, " I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION."

Young's Literal Translation
for to Moses He saith, `I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

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