Romans 9:20
“Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Romans 9:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I might rather ask ‘Who are you who are arguing with God?’ Does a thing which a person has moulded say to the person who has moulded it ‘Why did you make me like this?’
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ja freilich, o Mensch, wer bist du, der du das Wort nimmst wider Gott? Wird etwa das Geformte zu dem Former sagen: Warum hast du mich also gemacht?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas antes, oh hombre, ¿quién eres tú, para que alterques con Dios? Dirá el vaso de barro al que le labró: ¿Por qué me has hecho tal?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas antes, quem és tu, ó, humano, para questionares a Deus? Por acaso a coisa formada dirá ao que a formou: “Por que me fizeste assim?”
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pelo contrário, homem, quem és tu que respondes contra Deus? Que poderá dizer o barro para aquele que o moldou: "Por que Tu me fizeste assim?"
📖 Romans 9:20 in Context
18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
19Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
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