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Soἄραthen,οὖνit dependsnotοὐon the one who wantsτοῦ θέλοντοςnorοὐδὲon the one who runs,τοῦ τρέχοντοςbutἀλλὰon Godτοῦ θεοῦwho has mercy.ἐλεῶντος
Romans 9:16
Study it in the app“So then, it depends not on the one who wants nor on the one who runs, but on God who has mercy.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:16, word by word
- Soἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- on the one who wantsθέλοντοςthelontos
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelontos” appears- on the one who runsτρέχοντοςtrechontos
strive
To strive to reach the goal of faith.
Where else “trechontos” appears- on Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- who has mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntos
have mercy
Show mercy, take pity; in the passive, receive mercy.
Where else “eleōntos” appears
The context
15For to Moses he says: I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.
16 · This verse (above)
17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: For this very purpose I raised you up, so that I may show in you my power, and so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.
To study Romans 9 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul feel for his people, the Israelites, and what does he say about them? (vv. 1-5)
2. What it means
What does Paul's sorrow show us about how he saw his people? (vv. 1-3)
3. How I live it
Paul grieved for people he loved. How can you accompany with care and respect someone you love who sees faith differently?