Romans 9:18
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17 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.
19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Han forbarmer seg altså over hvem han vil, og forherder hvem han vil.
- OTB
- Derfor har Han miskunn med hvem Han vil ha miskunn, og Han forherder hvem Han vil forherde.
- B1930
- Altså: hvem han vil, den miskunner han sig over; og hvem han vil, den forherder han.
- BSB
- Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
- KJV
- Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
- WEB
- So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
- ASV
- So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.
- DARBY
- So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
- BLB
- So then, He has mercy on whom He wants, and He hardens whom He wants.
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Joshua 11:20
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Les i sammenhengExodus 4:21
And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
Les i sammenhengRomans 9:15–16
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.
Les i sammenhengRomans 11:7–8
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Les i sammenheng2 Thessalonians 2:10–12
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Les i sammenhengDeuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
Les i sammenhengRomans 5:20–21
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Les i sammenhengExodus 7:13
And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
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