Romans 9:16

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

biblegateway Rom 9:16

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

biblegateway Rom 9:16

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

biblegateway Rom 9:16

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.

biblegateway Rom 9:16

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

SABDAweb Rom 9:16

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

bibleoremus Rom 9:16

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

biblegateway Rom 9:16

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

biblegateway Rom 9:16

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

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.”