Romans 9:20-21

9:20 But who indeed are you – a mere human being ¹  – to talk back to God? ²  Does what is molded say to the molder, “Why have you made me like this?” ³  9:21 Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay ⁴  one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use? ⁵ 

¹ tn Grk “O man.”

² tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

³ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.

⁴ tn Grk “Or does not the potter have authority over the clay to make from the same lump.”

⁵ tn Grk “one vessel for honor and another for dishonor.”