Romans

Romans 9:15–16

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

¹⁶So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

Footnotes

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.

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

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	Ἄρα	Ara	Conjunction	G686 then, therefore, since
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
on man’s	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
desire	θέλοντος	thelontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
effort	τρέχοντος	trechontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5143 I run, exercise myself
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
on	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
mercy	ἐλεῶντος	eleōntos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1653 I pity, have mercy on

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19 · Romans 9:16 · Micah 7:18 · Romans 9:18–19 · Exodus 34:6–7 · Isaiah 27:11

Romans 9:16 Ephesians 2:8 · Matthew 11:25–26 · Philippians 2:13 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Ephesians 2:4–5 · Titus 3:3–5 · 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 · Romans 9:11 · Luke 10:21 · James 1:18 · Isaiah 65:1 · 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.