A moment in scripture
Romans 9:15
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For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
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The surrounding passage
- Romans 9:13
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
- Romans 9:14
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
- Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
- Romans 9:17
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.