Romans 9:16

Easy To Read Version

So God will choose the person he decides to show mercy to. And his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do.

Cross References

Psalm 110:3

Your people will volunteer\par when you gather your army together.\par They will wear their special clothes\par and meet together early in the morning,\par Those young men will be\par \{all around you\} like dew on the ground. {\cf2\super [574]} \par

Isaiah 65:1

The Lord says, “I helped people that had not come to me for advice. The people that found me were not looking for me. I spoke to a nation that does not wear my name. I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

Matthew 11:27

“My Father has given me all things. No person knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no person knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people that will know about the Father are those people the Son chooses to tell.

Matthew 4:8

Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain. The devil showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, and all the great things that are in those kingdoms.

Luke 10:21

Then the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [190]} made Jesus feel very happy. Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do.

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wants to go. You hear the wind blow. But you don’t know where the wind comes from or where the wind is going. It is the same with every person that is born from the Spirit.”

Galatians 2:2

I went because God showed me that I should go. I went to those men who were considered to be the leaders \{of the believers\}. When we were alone, I told these men the Good News {\cf2\super [10]} I tell to the non-Jewish people. \{I wanted these men to understand my work,\} so that my past work and the work I do now would not be wasted.

Ephesians 2:8

I mean that you are saved by grace. And you got that grace by believing. You did not save yourselves. It was a gift from God.

Philippians 2:13

Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth. He wanted us to be the most important of all the things he made.