Romans 9:16
World English Bible (WEB)
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
In context
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
15 For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
18 So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
Romans 9:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
- KJV King James Version
- So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
- ASV American Standard Version
- So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- so, then — not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:
- DBY Darby Translation
- So then [it is] not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.
- WBS Webster Bible
- So then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.