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Orἢhasἔχειthe potterὁ κεραμεὺςnoοὐκauthorityἐξουσίανover the clay,τοῦ πηλοῦto makeποιῆσαιfromἐκthe sameτοῦ αὐτοῦlumpφυράματοςoneὃvesselσκεῦοςforεἰςhonorτιμὴνandδὲanotherὃforεἰςdishonor?ἀτιμίαν
Romans 9:21
Study it in the app“Or has the potter no authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 9:21, word by word
- hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- the potterκεραμεὺςkerameus
potter
Potter.
Where else “kerameus” appears- authorityἐξουσίανexousian
authority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousian” appears- over the clayπηλοῦpēlou
mud
Mud, clay; wet earth.
Where else “pēlou” appears- to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsai
make
To bring something into being: to make or create it.
Where else “poiēsai” appears- lumpφυράματοςphyramatos
lump, batch
A lump of dough or clay; a batch.
Where else “phyramatos” appears- vesselσκεῦοςskeuos
vessel
A container or a tool.
Where else “skeuos” appears- honorτιμὴνtimēn
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timēn” appears- dishonorἀτιμίανatimian
dishonor
Dishonor, disgrace; "dishonorable passions", shameful ones.
Where else “atimian” appears
The context
20On the contrary, who are you, O human being, who answer back to God? The thing formed will not say to the one who formed it, will it: Why did you make me like this?
21 · This verse (above)
22But what if God, wanting to show his wrath and to make known his power, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
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?