Romans 9:20-21
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.Select Romans 9:18
19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?Select Romans 9:19
20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?Select Romans 9:20
21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?Select Romans 9:21
22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:Select Romans 9:22
23And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,Select Romans 9:23
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WEB
9:20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”
9:21 Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
ASV
9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
9:21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?
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