Romans 9:21

God's Word

A potter has the right to do whatever he wants with his clay. He can make something for a special occasion or something for everyday use from the same lump of clay.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has made everything for his own purpose, even wicked people for the day of trouble.

Isaiah 10:15

Can an ax attack the person who cuts with it? Can a saw make itself greater than the person who saws with it? A rod cannot move the person who lifts it. A wooden stick cannot pick up a person.

Isaiah 45:9

How horrible it will be for the one who quarrels with his maker. He is pottery among other earthenware pots. Does the clay ask the one who shapes it, “What are you making?” Does your work say to you, “There are no handles”?

Isaiah 64:8

But now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.

Jeremiah 22:28

This Jehoiakin is like a rejected and broken pot that no one wants. Is that why he and his descendants will be thrown out and cast into another land they’ve never heard of?

Hosea 8:8

Israel will be swallowed up. It has already mixed in with the other nations. It has become worthless.

Acts 9:15

The Lord told Ananias, “Go! I’ve chosen this man to bring my name to nations, to kings, and to the people of Israel.

Romans 9:11

Before the children had been born or had done anything good or bad, Rebekah was told that the older child would serve the younger one. This was said to Rebekah so that God’s plan would remain a matter of his choice,

Romans 9:18

Therefore, if God wants to be kind to anyone, he will be. If he wants to make someone stubborn, he will.

Romans 9:20

Who do you think you are to talk back to God like that? Can an object that was made say to its maker, “Why did you make me like this?”