Romans 9:16

NETBible

So then, 1  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, 2  but on God who shows mercy.

NIV ©

It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

NASB ©

So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.

NLT ©

So receiving God’s promise is not up to us. We can’t get it by choosing it or working hard for it. God will show mercy to anyone he chooses.

MSG ©

Compassion doesn't originate in our bleeding hearts or moral sweat, but in God's mercy.

BBE ©

So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.

NRSV ©

So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

NKJV ©

So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

KJV
So
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then
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[it is] not
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of him that willeth
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nor
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of him that runneth
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but
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of God
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that sheweth mercy
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NASB ©
So
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then
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it
does
not
depend
on the man who wills
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or
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the man who runs
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, but on God
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who has
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mercy
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.
NET [draft] ITL
So
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then
<3767>
, it does not
<3756>
depend on human desire
<2309>
or
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exertion
<5143>
, but
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on God
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who shows mercy
<1653>
.
GREEK
ara oun ou tou yelontov tou trecontov tou elewntov
NETBible

So then, 1  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, 2  but on God who shows mercy.

NET Notes

1 sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

2 tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”