So He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you, and call out the Name of Adonai before you. I will be gracious toward whom I will be gracious, and I will show mercy on whom I will be merciful.”
Romans 9:15 - Tree of Life Version For to Moses He says, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion (pity) on whom I will have compassion. [Exod. 33:19.] American Standard Version (1901) For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. Common English Bible He says to Moses, “I’ll have mercy on whomever I choose to have mercy, and I’ll show compassion to whomever I choose to show compassion”. Catholic Public Domain Version For to Moses he says: "I will pity whomever I pity. And I will offer mercy to whomever I will pity." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy. |
So He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you, and call out the Name of Adonai before you. I will be gracious toward whom I will be gracious, and I will show mercy on whom I will be merciful.”
When the boughs are withered, they will be broken off. Women come and set them on fire, for it is a people of no understanding. Therefore their Maker will show them no mercy—He who formed them will give them no grace.
Who is a God like You pardoning iniquity, overlooking transgression, for the remnant of His heritage? He will not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
So then it does not depend on the one who wills or the one who strives, but on God who shows mercy.