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Romans 9:16-18
Living Bible
Romans 9:16-18
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16 And so God’s blessings are not given just because someone decides to have them or works hard to get them. They are given because God takes pity on those he wants to.
17 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, was an example of this fact. For God told him he had given him the kingdom of Egypt for the very purpose of displaying the awesome power of God against him, so that all the world would hear about God’s glorious name.[a] 18 So you see, God is kind to some just because he wants to be, and he makes some refuse to listen.
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- Romans 9:17 that all the world would hear about God’s glorious name, literally, “that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.”
Romans 9:16-18
New International Version
Romans 9:16-18
New International Version
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(A) 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.”[a](B) 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.(C)
Footnotes
- Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16
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