Parallel Verses

Goodspeed New Testament

"Why, then," you will ask, "does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"

New American Standard Bible

You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

You will say to me, therefore, “Why then does He still find fault? For who can resist His will?”

International Standard Version

You may ask me, "Then why does God still find fault with anybody? For who can resist his will?"

A Conservative Version

Thou will say to me therefore, Why does he still find fault? For who has resisted his purpose?

American Standard Version

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?

Amplified

You will say to me then, “Why does He still blame me [for sinning]? For who [including myself] has [ever] resisted His will and purpose?”

An Understandable Version

But you [i.e., probably an objecting Jew] will say to me, "Why does God still find fault [with people]? For who can [successfully] resist what God wants to do?"

Anderson New Testament

You will then say to me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?

Bible in Basic English

But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?

Common New Testament

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

But you will object, why does he then find fault? for "who can resist his will?"

Darby Translation

Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose?

Godbey New Testament

Then thou wilt say to me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?

John Wesley New Testament

But thou wilt say to me, Why doth he still find fault?

Julia Smith Translation

Thou wilt then say to me, Why does he yet blame For who has withstood his will?

King James 2000

You will say then unto me, Why does he yet find fault? For who has resisted his will?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Therefore you will say to me, "Why then does he still find fault? For who has resisted his will?

Modern King James verseion

You will then say to me, Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His will?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thou wilt say then unto me, "Why then blameth he us yet? For who can resist his will?"

Moffatt New Testament

"Then," you will retort, "why does he go on finding fault? Who can oppose his will?"

Montgomery New Testament

Then you will say to me. "Why does he still go on finding fault? Who can withstand his will?"

NET Bible

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?"

New Heart English Bible

You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"

Noyes New Testament

Hence thou wilt say to me, Why then doth he still find fault? for who resisteth his will?

Sawyer New Testament

You will say to me then, Why then does he yet find fault? for who has resisted his will?

The Emphasized Bible

Thou wilt say to me, then - Why longer findeth he fault? For, his purpose, who hath withstood?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Wilt thou then say to me, Why yet doth he blame us? Who hath resisted his will?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Perhaps you will say to me-'How can any one still be blamed? For who withstands his purpose?'

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

"Why then does God still find fault?" you will ask; "for who is resisting His will?"

Williams New Testament

So you will ask me, "Why does He still find fault? For who can resist His will?"

World English Bible

You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"

Worrell New Testament

You will say to me, then, "Why doth He still find fault? for who has withstood His will?"

Worsley New Testament

Thou wilt say then, Why doth he yet blame us? who hath resisted his will?

Youngs Literal Translation

Thou wilt say, then, to me, 'Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐρέω 
Ereo 
Usage: 41

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

unto me
μοί 
Moi 
me, my, I, mine
Usage: 152

Why
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

doth he
μέμφομαι 
memphomai 
Usage: 3

yet
ἔτι 
Eti 
Usage: 75

μέμφομαι 
memphomai 
Usage: 3

For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

who
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

ἀνθίστημι 
Anthistemi 
Usage: 12

his

Usage: 0

Context Readings

God's Anger And Mercy

18 So he has mercy on anyone he pleases, and hardens the heart of anyone he pleases. 19 "Why, then," you will ask, "does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?" 20 On the contrary, who are you, my friend, to answer back to God? Can something a man shapes say to the man who shaped it, "Why did you make me like this?"

Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:35

But someone will say, "How can the dead rise? What kind of a body will they have when they come back?"

Mark 14:21

For the Son of Man is indeed to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born."

Acts 2:23

But you, by the fixed purpose and intention of God, handed him over to wicked men, and had him crucified.

Acts 4:27-28

For they have assembled here in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated??erod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel,

Romans 3:5-8

But if our wrongdoing brings out the uprightness of God, what are we to say? Is it wrong in God (I am putting it in ordinary human terms) to inflict punishment?

Romans 11:19

"But," you will say, "branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in!"

1 Corinthians 15:12

Now if what we preach about Christ is that he was raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no such thing as a resurrection of the dead?

James 1:13

No one should think when he is tempted that his temptation comes from God, for God is incapable of being tempted by what is evil, and he does not tempt anyone.

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