Romans 9:19-21

9:19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?” 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 

[9:20]  ¹ tn Grk “O man.”

[9:20]  ² tn Grk “On the contrary, O man, who are you to talk back to God?”

[9:20]  ³ sn A quotation from Isa 29:16; 45:9.

[9:21]  ⁴ tn Grk “Or does not the potter have authority over the clay to make from the same lump.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “one vessel for honor and another for dishonor.”