Romans 9:20

Easy To Read Version

\{Don’t ask that.\} You are only people. And people have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the man that made it. The jar does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

But the king answered, “What can I do, sons of Zeruiah? Sure, Shimei is cursing me. But the Lord told him to curse me.”

Job 16:3

Your long speeches never end!\par Why do you continue arguing?\par

Job 33:13

Job, you are arguing with God!\par You think God should explain\par everything to you.\par

Job 36:23

No person can tell God what to do.\par No person can say to God,\par ‘God, you have done wrong.’\par

Job 40:2

“Job, you argued with God All-Powerful.\par You judged me guilty of doing wrong.\par Now, will you admit that you are wrong?\par Will you answer me!”\par

Job 40:5

I spoke once,\par but I won’t speak again.\par I spoke twice,\par but I won’t say anything more.”\par

Job 40:8

“Job, do you think that I am not fair?\par You say that I am guilty of doing wrong\par so that you will appear innocent!\par

Job 9:32

God is not a man like me.\par That is why I can’t answer him.\par We can’t meet each other in court.\par

Isaiah 10:15

An axe is not better than the person that cuts with it. A saw is not better than the person that saws with it. \{But Assyria thinks he is more important and powerful than God.\} And this is like a stick being more powerful and important than the person that picks it up and uses it to punish someone.

Isaiah 29:16

You are confused. You think the clay is equal to the potter. {\cf2\super [270]} You think that something made can tell the person that made it, “You did not make me!” This is like a pot telling its maker, “You don’t understand.”

Isaiah 64:8

But Lord, you are our father.\par We are like clay.\par And you are the potter. {\cf2\super [464]} \par Your hands made us all.\par

Jeremiah 18:6

“Family of Israel, you know that I (God) can do the same thing with you. You are like the clay in the potter’s {\cf2\super [151]} hands. And I am like the potter!

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par

Micah 6:8

Man, the Lord told you what goodness is.\par This is what the Lord wants from you:\par Be fair to other people.\par Love kindness and loyalty.\par Live humbly with your God.\par \{Don’t try to impress him with gifts.\}\par

Matthew 20:15

I can do what I want with my own money. Are you jealous because I am good \{to those people\}?’

Luke 12:14

But Jesus said to him, “Who said that I should be your judge or decide how to divide your father’s things between you two?”

Romans 14:4

You cannot judge another person’s servant. His own master decides if he is doing right or wrong. And the Lord’s servant will be right, because the Lord is able to make him right.

Romans 2:1

So do you think that you can judge those other people? You are wrong. You too are guilty of sin. You judge those people, but you do the same bad things they do. So when you judge them, you are really judging yourself guilty.

Romans 2:3

You also judge the people that do those wrong things. But you do those wrong things too. So surely you understand that God will judge you. You will not be able to escape.

Romans 9:21

The man that makes the jar can make anything he wants to make. He can use the same clay to make different things. He can make one thing for special purposes and another thing for daily use.

Romans 9:22

It is the same way with what God has done. God wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power. But God endured patiently those people he was angry with—people that were ready to be destroyed.

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise person? Where is the educated person? Where is the philosopher {\cf2\super [7]} of this time? God has made the wisdom of the world foolish.

1 Corinthians 7:16

Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You don’t know now what will happen later.

1 Timothy 6:5

They are always making trouble, because they are people whose thinking has been confused. They have lost their understanding of the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.

2 Timothy 2:20

In a large house there are things made of gold and silver. But also there are things made of wood and clay. Some things are used for special purposes. Other things are made for dirty jobs.

Titus 2:9

And tell these things to the people who are slaves: They should be willing to serve their masters at all times; they should try to please their masters; they should not argue with their masters;

James 2:20

You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?