Romans 3:12

3:12 All have turned away,

together they have become worthless;

there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.” ¹ 

Romans 9:16

9:16 So then, ²  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ³  but on God who shows mercy.

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¹ sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 14:1-3.

² sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

³ tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”