Romans 9:15 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁵ God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to the person that I want to show mercy to. I will show pity to the person that I want to show pity to.” {\cf2\super [86]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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)

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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

¹⁵ 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.

Romans 9:15 Tagairtí Cros

Exodus 33:19

Then the Lord answered, “I will cause my perfect Goodness to go before you. I am the Lord and I will announce my name so that you can hear it. Why? Because I can show my kindness and love to any person I choose.

Isaiah 27:11

The vines will become dry. And the branches will break off. Women will use those branches for firewood.

Micah 7:18

There is no God like you.\par You take away people’s guilt.\par

Romans 9:16

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.