World English Bible
"Or hasn't the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?"
— Romans 9:21, World English Bible
“Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”
“Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor? ”
“Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?”
“Or hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour?”
“Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?”
“Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”
So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
Or hasn't the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?