Romans 9:19
But, perhaps thou wilt say: Of what then doth he complain? For, who hath resisted his pleasure?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
In Context
18Wherefore, he hath pity upon whom he pleaseth; and whom he pleaseth, he hardeneth.
Cross References
Mark 14:21And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed. Better would it have been for that man, if he had not been born.
Acts 4:27For, in reality, against thy holy Son Jesus whom thou hast anointed, Herod and Pilate, with the Gentiles and the congregation of Israel, have been combined together in this city,
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:15-25
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 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. 16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the… Read the whole commentary →