Romans
Romans 9:14–15
14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not! 15For He says to Moses:
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”f
Footnotes
- f 9:15 Exodus 33:19|EXO 33:19
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 9:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| shall we say | ἐροῦμεν | eroumen | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2046 I say, speak |
| God | θεῷ | theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| unjust | ἀδικία | adikia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
| Certainly not | γένοιτο | genoito | Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
Romans 9:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| He says | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Moses | Μωϋσεῖ | Mōusei | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3475 Moses |
| I will have mercy on | Ἐλεήσω | Eleēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1653 I pity, have mercy on |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I have mercy | ἐλεῶ | eleō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G1653 I pity, have mercy on |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I will have compassion on | οἰκτιρήσω | oiktirēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3627 I pity, have compassion on |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I have compassion | οἰκτίρω | oiktirō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G3627 I pity, have compassion on |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 9:14 2 Chronicles 19:7 · Psalm 145:17 · Deuteronomy 32:4 · Job 34:10–12 · Revelation 16:7 · Psalm 92:15 · Job 8:3 · Genesis 18:25 · Revelation 15:3–4 · Job 35:2 · Romans 3:1 · Romans 3:5–6
Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19 · Romans 9:16 · Micah 7:18 · Romans 9:18–19 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Isaiah 27:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.