Romans 9:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In the Scriptures the Lord says to Pharaoh of Egypt, “I let you become king, so that I could show you my power and be praised by all people on earth.”

Cross References

Esther 4:14

If you don't speak up now, we will somehow get help, but you and your family will be killed. It could be that you were made queen for a time like this!”

Psalm 76:10

Even the most angry people will praise you when you are furious.

Exodus 9:16

But he has kept you alive, just to show you his power and to bring honour to himself everywhere in the world.

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD has a reason for everything he does, and he lets evil people live only to be punished.

Isaiah 19:12

Where are those wise men now? If they can, let them say what the LORD All-Powerful intends for Egypt.

Isaiah 37:20

But you are our LORD and our God! We ask you to keep us safe from the Assyrian king. Then everyone in every kingdom on earth will know that you are the only LORD.

Daniel 4:22

Your Majesty, that tree is you. Your glorious reputation has reached heaven, and your kingdom covers the earth.

John 17:26

I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love that you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.

Romans 11:4

But the Lord told Elijah, “I still have seven thousand followers who have not worshipped Baal.”

Galatians 3:22

But the Scriptures say that sin controls everyone, so that God's promises will be for anyone who has faith in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 3:8

Long ago the Scriptures said that God would accept the Gentiles because of their faith. That's why God told Abraham the good news that all nations would be blessed because of him.

Galatians 4:30

The Scriptures say, “Get rid of the slave woman and her son! He won't be given anything. The son of the free woman will receive everything.”

Joshua 9:9

We are your servants, and we live far from here. We came because the LORD your God is so famous. We heard what the LORD did in Egypt

1 Samuel 4:8

We're in big trouble! Who can save us from these powerful gods? They're the same gods who made all those horrible things happen to the Egyptians in the desert.