16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

16 So God will choose the one to whom he decides to show mercy; his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do.

16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

16 So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.

16 Therefore, God’s choice does not depend on a person’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. 

16 So then it does not depend on human will or effort but on God who shows mercy.

16 So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

16 Consequently therefore, it does not depend on the one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.

16 So it doesn’t depend on what we want or do. It depends on God’s mercy.

16 So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.