Romans 9:19

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Summary

Romans 9:19

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

Why doth

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Why doth

If our unrighteousness defines God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? God is not unrighteous when he vents his anger is he? I speak in human terms.

Even though you planned evil against me, God planned good to come out of it. This was to keep many people alive, as he is doing now.

He prayed aloud: O Jehovah, God of our ancestors, you rule in heaven over all the nations of the world. You are powerful and mighty. No one can oppose you.

He takes away and who can hinder God? Who can say to God: 'What are you doing?'

But he is unchangeable and who can turn him? He does what he wants to do.

For the wrath of man shall praise you. You will fortify yourself with a remnant of wrath.

I send him against a godless nation. I commission him against the people of my fury to capture booty and to seize plunder, and to trample them down like mud (clay) in the streets.

I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'

All the inhabitants of the earth are considered as nothing. He does according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth. None can stop him, or say to him: 'What do you do?'

The Son of man goes even as it is written of him. Woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better if he had not been born.

You took this man and delivered him by the determined counsel (purpose) and foreknowledge of God. With wicked hands you impaled and murdered him.

Truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the people of the nations and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you have anointed.