Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on the mercy of God.
New American Standard Bible
So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who
King James Version
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Holman Bible
So then it does not depend on human will or effort
International Standard Version
Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.
A Conservative Version
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who is merciful.
American Standard Version
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
Amplified
So then God’s choice is not dependent on human will, nor on human effort [the totality of human striving], but on God who shows mercy [to whomever He chooses—it is His sovereign gift].
An Understandable Version
So then, it does not depend on what a person wants or does, but on God, who shows pity [i.e., to whomever He wants].
Anderson New Testament
Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
Bible in Basic English
So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
Common New Testament
So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.
Daniel Mace New Testament
so that this is a matter not dependent on him that wills or runs, but on God, who shews mercy.
Darby Translation
So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.
Godbey New Testament
Then it is not of him that willeth, nor him that runneth, but of God who shows mercy.
John Wesley New Testament
It is not therefore of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Julia Smith Translation
Surely then, not of him Willing, nor of him running, but of God commiserating.
King James 2000
So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Consequently therefore, {it does not depend on the} one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.
Modern King James verseion
So then it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God, the One showing mercy.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God.
Moffatt New Testament
You see, it is not a question of human will or effort but of the divine mercy.
Montgomery New Testament
So then it is not a question of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
NET Bible
So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.
New Heart English Bible
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Noyes New Testament
So then it dependeth not on him that willeth, nor on him that runneth, but on God who showeth mercy.
Sawyer New Testament
Therefore, it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that exercises mercy.
The Emphasized Bible
Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Well then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God who sheweth mercy.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So, then, all depends, not on human wishes or human efforts, but on God's mercy.
Webster
So then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.
Weymouth New Testament
And from this we learn that everything is dependent not on man's will or endeavour, but upon God who has mercy. For the Scripture said to Pharaoh,
Williams New Testament
So one's destiny does not depend on his own willing or strenuous actions but on God's having mercy on him.
World English Bible
So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.
Worrell New Testament
So, then, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God Who hath mercy.
Worsley New Testament
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Youngs Literal Translation
so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 9:16
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God's Sovereign Choice To Show Mercy
15 He said to Moses, "I will have mercy on the man on whom I choose to have mercy, and take pity on the man on whom I choose to take pity." 16 So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on the mercy of God. 17 The Scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you to your position for the very purpose of displaying my power in dealing with you, and making my name known all over the world."
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Cross References
Matthew 11:25-26
At that same time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent and revealing it to children.
Luke 10:21
At that moment he was inspired with joy, and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent, and revealing it to children! Yes, I thank you, Father, for choosing to have it so!
John 1:12-13
But to all who did receive him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God,
John 3:8
The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit."
Romans 9:11
For before the children were born or had done anything either good or bad, in order to carry out God's purpose of selection, which depends not on what men do but on his calling them,
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
For consider, brothers, what happened when God called you. Not many of you were what men call wise, not many of you were influential, not many were of high birth.
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God is so rich in mercy that because of the great love he had for us,
Ephesians 2:8
For it is by his mercy that you have been saved through faith. It is not by your own action, it is the gift of God.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who in his good will is at work in your hearts, inspiring your will and your action.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
We always have to thank God for you, brothers whom the Lord so loves, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved through consecration by the Spirit and through faith in the truth,
Titus 3:3-5
For we ourselves were once without understanding, disobedient, deluded, enslaved to all kinds of passions and pleasures. Our minds were full of malice and envy. Men hated us and we hated one another.
James 1:18
Of his own accord he brought us into being through the message of truth, so that we might be a kind of first-fruits among his creatures.
1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are the chosen race, the royal priesthood, the consecrated nation, his own people, so that you may declare the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;