Isn’t it obvious that a potter has a perfect right to shape one lump of clay into a vase for holding flowers and another into a pot for cooking beans?

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor?

NLTNew Living Translation

When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump a vessel that is for honorable use and one that is for ordinary use?

KJV 1900King James Version

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

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