Parallel Verses
Amplified
For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”
New American Standard Bible
For He says to Moses, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
For He tells Moses:
to whom I will show mercy,
and I will have compassion
on whom I will have compassion.
International Standard Version
For he says to Moses, "I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to."
A Conservative Version
For he says to Moses, I will be merciful to whom I may be merciful, and I will be compassionate to whomever I may be compassionate.
American Standard Version
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
An Understandable Version
For He said to Moses [Ex. 33:19], "I will show pity to whomever I want, and I will show mercy to whomever I want."
Anderson New Testament
For he says to Moses: I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy; and I will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.
Bible in Basic English
For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.
Common New Testament
For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Daniel Mace New Testament
God forbid. for he saith to Moses, "I will show favour to whom I will show favour, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
Darby Translation
For he says to Moses, I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy, and I will feel compassion for whom I will feel compassion.
Godbey New Testament
For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I do have mercy, and I will commiserate whom I do commiserate.
Goodspeed New Testament
He said to Moses, "I will have mercy on the man on whom I choose to have mercy, and take pity on the man on whom I choose to take pity."
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
I will commiserate whomsoever I commiserate, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I have compassion.
King James 2000
For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For to Moses he says, "I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion."
Modern King James verseion
For He said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For he saith to Moses, "I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: And will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Moffatt New Testament
God says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I choose to have mercy, I will have compassion on whom I choose to have compassion.
Montgomery New Testament
His words to Moses are. I will have mercy on whom I choose to have mercy; I will have compassion on whom I choose to have compassion.
NET Bible
For he says to Moses: "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
New Heart English Bible
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Noyes New Testament
For he saith to Moses, "On whom I have mercy, on him will I have mercy; and on whom I have compassion, on him will I have compassion."
Sawyer New Testament
For he says to Moses, I will be merciful to him to whom I may be merciful, and I will compassionate him whom I may compassionate.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto Moses, he saith - I will have mercy upon whomsoever I can have mercy, and I will have compassion upon whomsoever I can have compassion.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
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."
Twentieth Century New Testament
For his words to Moses are-'I will take pity on whom I take pity, and be merciful to whom I am merciful.'
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
No, indeed; the solution is found in His words to Moses, "Wherever I show mercy it shall be nothing but mercy, and wherever I show compassion it shall be simply compassion."
Williams New Testament
For He says to Moses, "I will have mercy on any man that I choose to have mercy on, and take pity on any man that I choose to take pity on."
World English Bible
For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."
Worrell New Testament
For He saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whomsoever I have mercy; and I will have compassion on whomsoever I have compassion."
Worsley New Testament
God forbid! 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."
Youngs Literal Translation
for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'
Topics
Interlinear
Eleeo
Hos
ὅς ἥ ὅ
Hos
which, whom, that, who, whose, what, that which, whereof,
Usage: 980
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 9:15
Prayers for Romans 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Sovereign Choice To Show Mercy
14
What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? Certainly not!
15 For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion.”
Cross References
Exodus 33:19
And God said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the Lord before you; for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion (lovingkindness) on whom I will show compassion.”
Romans 9:16
So then God’s choice is not dependent on human will, nor on human effort [the totality of human striving], but on God who shows mercy [to whomever He chooses—it is His sovereign gift].
Romans 9:18-19
So then, He has mercy on whom He wills (chooses), and He hardens [the heart of] whom He wills.
Exodus 34:6-7
Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are dry, they are broken off;
The women come and
For they are not a people of understanding,
Therefore He who made them will not have compassion on them,
And He who created them will not be gracious to them.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.