Romans 9:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and pity on whom I will have pity.

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  • Exod 33:19 : 19 And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.
  • Rom 9:16 : 16 So then, it is not by the desire or by the attempt of man, but by the mercy of God.
  • Rom 9:18-19 : 18 So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard. 19 But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?
  • Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith; 7 Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.
  • Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.

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  • Rom 9:16-24
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    89%

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

    17 For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

    18 So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

    19 But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?

    20 But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?

    21 Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?

    22 What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

    23 And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

    24 Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?

  • Exod 33:19
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    19 And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.

  • Rom 9:13-14
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    13 Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.

    14 What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

  • Rom 11:29-32
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    29 Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.

    30 For as you, in time past, were not under the rule of God, but now have got mercy through their turning away,

    31 So in the same way these have gone against the orders of God, so that by the mercy given to you they may now get mercy.

    32 For God has let them all go against his orders, so that he might have mercy on them all.

  • Rom 15:9
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    9 And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.

  • Jas 2:13
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    13 For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.

  • Exod 10:1
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    1 And the Lord said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh: for I have made his heart and the hearts of his servants hard, so that I may let my signs be seen among them:

  • Lam 3:32
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    32 For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.

  • Exod 33:17
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    17 And the Lord said to Moses, I will do as you say: for you have grace in my eyes, and I have knowledge of you by your name.

  • Rom 11:6
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    6 But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.

  • Rom 9:11
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    11 Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

  • Exod 9:12
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    12 And the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he would not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.

  • Mic 7:18
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    18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

  • Exod 11:9
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    9 And the Lord said to Moses, Pharaoh will not give ear to you, so that my wonders may be increased in the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 32:9
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    9 And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

  • Exod 32:33
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    33 And the Lord said to Moses, Whoever has done evil against me will be taken out of my book.

  • Ps 103:8
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    8 The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

  • Hos 2:23
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    23 And I will put her as seed in the earth, and I will have mercy on her to whom no mercy was given; and I will say to those who were not my people, You are my people, and they will say, My God.

  • 1 Tim 1:16
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    16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

  • Exod 3:11
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    11 And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Exod 14:4
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    4 And I will make Pharaoh's heart hard, and he will come after them and I will be honoured over Pharaoh and all his army, so that the Egyptians may see that I am the Lord. And they did so.

  • Acts 9:15
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    15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

  • Ps 145:8
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    8 The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.

  • Rom 10:19
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    19 But I say, Had Israel no knowledge? First Moses says, You will be moved to envy by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish people I will make you angry.

  • Exod 33:12
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    12 And Moses said to the Lord, See, you say to me, Be this people's guide on their journey, but you have not made clear to me whom you will send with me. But you have said, I have knowledge of you by name, and you have grace in my eyes.

  • 1 Sam 6:6
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    6 Why do you make your hearts hard, like the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians? When he had made sport of them, did they not let the people go, and they went away?

  • Exod 7:14
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    14 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, Pharaoh's heart is unchanged; he will not let the people go.

  • Exod 9:35
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    35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hard, and he did not let the people go, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Moses.

  • Ps 86:15
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    15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

  • Exod 8:15
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    15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was peace for a time, he made his heart hard and did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.

  • Exod 4:21
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    21 And the Lord said to Moses, When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have given you power to do: but I will make his heart hard and he will not let the people go.

  • Jer 42:12
    66%

    12 And I will have mercy on you, so that he may have mercy on you and let you go back to your land.

  • Rom 3:5
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    5 But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

  • 1 Pet 2:10
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    10 In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

  • Ps 106:45
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    45 And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.

  • Exod 34:9
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    9 And he said, If now I have grace in your eyes, let the Lord go among us, for this is a stiff-necked people, and give us forgiveness for our wrongdoing and our sin, and take us for your heritage.

  • Exod 10:27
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    27 But the Lord made Pharaoh's heart hard, and he would not let them go.

  • Rom 2:11
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    11 For one man is not different from another before God.