Romans 9:15

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
saith	λέγει· legei	G3004	properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
Moses	Μωϋσεῖ Mōusei	G3475	Moseus · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
on	ἐλεήσω eleēsō	G1653	to compassionate (by word or deed · verb — future active indicative, 1st person singular
whom	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
mercy	ἐλεῶ eleō	G1653	to compassionate (by word or deed · verb — present active subjunctive, 1st person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
on	οἰκτιρήσω oiktirēsō	G3627	to exercise pity · verb — future active indicative, 1st person singular
whom	ὃν hon	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
compassion	οἰκτίρω. oiktirō	G3627	to exercise pity · verb — present active subjunctive, 1st person singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to who…
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his…
Romans 9:18-19 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Exodus 34:6-7 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness an…
Isaiah 27:11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:14-24

The apostle, having asserted the true meaning of the promise, comes here to maintain and prove the absolute sovereignty of God, in disposing of the children of men, with reference to their eternal state. And herein God is to be considered, not as a rector and governor, distributing rewards and punishments according to his revealed laws and covenants, but as an owner and benefactor, giving to the children of men such grace and favour as he has determined in and by his secret and eternal will and counsel: both the favour of visible church-membership and privileges, which is given to some people and denied to others, and the favour of effectual grace, which is given to some particular persons a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 9:15

For he saith to Moses-- (Exo 33:19). I will have mercy on whom I will have--"on whom I have" mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have--"on whom I have" compassion--"There can be no unrighteousness in God's choosing whom He will, for to Moses He expressly claims the right to do so." Yet it is worthy of notice that this is expressed in the positive rather than the negative form: not, "I will have mercy on none but whom I will"; but, "I will have mercy on whomsoever I will."

Adam Clarke on Romans 9:15

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy, etc. - The words of God to Moses, Exo 33:19, show that God has a right to dispense his blessings as he pleases; for, after he had declared that he would spare the Jews of old, and continue them in the relation of his peculiar people, when they had deserved to have been cut off for their idolatry, he said: I will make all my goodness pass before thee; and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. As if he had said: I will make such a display of my perfections as shall convince you that my nature is kind and beneficent; but know, that I a…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

This means: "I will have mercy on him whom I have foreknown will be able to deserve compassion, so that I have already had mercy on him."
— Pelagius, PELAGIUS'S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS

"For I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy," saith the Lord. And they say those things to those who wish to be poor for righteousness' sake.
— Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata Book 4

This means that God will have mercy on those whom he knows will be converted and remain with him.… He will show mercy to those who, after they have sinned, return to him with a right heart. It is God's to give or to not give. He calls the ones whom he knows will obey and does not call those whom he knows will not obey.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

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Dictionary and topics

Sovereignty — Of God, his absolute right to do all things according to his own good pleasure (Dan. 4:25, 35; Rom. 9:15-23; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 4:11).
Election · Of saints, is: Sovereign — Of saints, is: Sovereign
Grace Of God · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Mercy Of God, The · Manifested: To whom he will — Manifested: To whom he will
Predestination · 19:25; — 19:25;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 9:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:14-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 9:15

Adam Clarke on Romans 9:15

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 9:15

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:14-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 9:15

Adam Clarke on Romans 9:15

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Romans 9:14-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 9:15