Parallel Verses
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."
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.
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.
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 can we say, then? God is not unrighteous, is he? Of course not! 15 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." 16 Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.
Cross References
Exodus 33:19
God said, "I'll cause all my goodness to pass before you, and I'll proclaim the name "the LORD' before you. I'll be gracious to whom I'll be gracious, and I'll show compassion on whom I'll show compassion.
Romans 9:16
Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.
Romans 9:18-19
Therefore, God has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.
Exodus 34:6-7
The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth.
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are dry, they are broken off, and women come and kindle fires with them, since this is a people who show no consideration. That is why the One who made them shows them no compassion; the One who created them shows them no mercy.
Micah 7:18
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.