Romans 9:16
Romans 9:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
Romans 9:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
Romans 9:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Romans 9:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
Romans 9:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
Romans 9:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
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.
Romans 9:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.
Romans 9:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shews mercy.
Romans 9:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Therefore, God’s choice does not depend on a person’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
Romans 9:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 So then it does not depend on human will or effort but on God who shows mercy.
Romans 9:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.
Romans 9:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Consequently therefore, it does not depend on the one who wills or on the one who runs, but on God who shows mercy.
Romans 9:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 So it doesn’t depend on what we want or do. It depends on God’s mercy.