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Berean Standard Bible

“For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.””

Romans 9:15

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In Romans 9 Paul grieves over his Jewish kin who have not accepted Christ, and then reflects on God's sovereign freedom in choosing. He recalls that God chose Isaac over Ishmael and Jacob over Esau.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

World English Bible (WEB)

For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for to Moses He says, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas á Moisés dice: Tendré misericordia del que tendré misericordia, y me compadeceré del que me compadeceré.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Es un hecho que Dios le dijo a Moisés: «Tendré misericordia de quien yo quiera, y de quien yo quiera me apiadaré».

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