Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard 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.”

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:

I will show mercy
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.

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.

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;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he saith
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

to Moses
Μωσεύς Μωσῆς Μωΰσῆς 
Moseus 
Usage: 60

I will have mercy on
ἐλεέω 
Eleeo 
Usage: 26

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980
Usage: 980

I will have mercy
ἐλεέω 
Eleeo 
Usage: 26

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

I will have compassion on
οἰκτείρω 
Oikteiro 
Usage: 2

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 9:15

Images Romans 9:15

Prayers for Romans 9:15

Context Readings

God's Sovereign Choice To Show Mercy

14 What, then, shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it! 15 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. 16 Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.


Cross References

Exodus 33:19

And he said, - I, will cause all my goodness to pass before thee. And will proclaim myself by the name Yahweh, before thee, And will show favour, unto whom I may show favour, And will have compassion on whom I may have compassion.

Romans 9:16

Hence, then, it is nor of him that wisheth nor of him that runneth, but of the mercy-shewing God.

Romans 9:18-19

Hence, then, - on whom he pleaseth, he hath mercy, and, whom he pleaseth, he doth harden.

Exodus 34:6-7

So Yahweh passed before him, and proclaimed, - Yahweh, Yahweh, A God of compassion and favour, - Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and faithfulness:

Isaiah 27:11

When the cut-off boughs thereof are dry, they shall be broken to pieces, Women, coming, are kindling it! For it is not a people of understanding, For this cause, Will he that made him, not have compassion upon him, And, he that formed him, will shew him no favour.

Micah 7:18

Who is a GOD like unto thee, taking away the iniquity - and passing over the transgression - of the remnant of his inheritance? He hath not held fast, perpetually, his anger, for, one who delighteth in lovingkindness, is he!

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