Discovery BoxRomans 9:16 
Context9:16 So then, 1 it does not depend on human desire or exertion, 2 but on God who shows mercy.
Romans 9:18-19
Context9:18 So then, 3 God 4 has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden. 5
9:19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?”
1 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.
2 tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”
3 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.
4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Grk “So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.”
