‘I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name.
Romans 9:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So then, it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God who shows mercy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So then [God's gift] is not a question of human will and human effort, but of God's mercy. [It depends not on one's own willingness nor on his strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God's having mercy on him.] American Standard Version (1901) So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy. Common English Bible So then, it doesn’t depend on a person’s desire or effort. It depends entirely on God, who shows mercy. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, it is not based on those who choose, nor on those who excel, but on God who takes pity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. |
‘I was sought by those who did not ask; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name.
All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour.
At that time he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure. ,
The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’
For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand –
I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles, but did so privately to those recognised as leaders. I wanted to be sure I was not running, and had not been running, in vain.
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #
For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.