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

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Romans 9:14

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhatΤίTiInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG5101 who, which, what
thenοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
shall we sayἐροῦμενeroumenVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2046 I say, speak
GodθεῷtheōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
unjustἀδικίαadikiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG93 unrighteousness
Certainly notγένοιτοgenoitoVerb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born

Romans 9:15

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
He saysλέγειlegeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG3004 I say, speak
toτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3475 Moses
I will have mercy onἘλεήσωEleēsōVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG1653 I pity, have mercy on
whomὃνhonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
I have mercyἐλεῶeleōVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularG1653 I pity, have mercy on
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
I will have compassion onοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG3627 I pity, have compassion on
whomὃνhonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
I have compassionοἰκτίρωoiktirōVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularG3627 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.