Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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
Images Romans 9:15
Prayers for Romans 9:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Sovereign Choice To Show Mercy
14 What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said. 15 For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity. 16 So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
Cross References
Exodus 33:19
And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.
Romans 9:16
So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
Romans 9:18-19
So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
Exodus 34:6-7
And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.