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


In Context

13 according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.

14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought.

15 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.

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

17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst men, that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.

18 So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

Romans 9:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:16It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:16So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16So then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:16so, then — not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:16So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.