Romans Chapter 9 verse 19 Holy Bible
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he still find fault? For who withstandeth his will?
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But you will say to me, Why does he still make us responsible? who is able to go against his purpose?
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Thou wilt say to me then, Why does he yet find fault? for who resists his purpose?
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Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
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You will say then to me, "Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?"
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Thou wilt say, then, to me, `Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who resisteth his will? Having shown that injustice cannot be imputed to God in hardening as well as having mercy on whom he will, the apostle now meets the supposed difficulty of understanding why men should be held guilty before God for but being as he wills them to be. It is immediately suggested by Pharaoh's case, which led to the conclusion, ὅν θέλει σκληρύνει; but the apostle foresees that an objection might be raised on this ground to his finding fault with the Jews for rejecting Christ, and them he especially has in view in what follows. It may be observed here that there is undoubtedly a difficulty to the human mind in reconciling theoretically Divine omnipotence with human free-will and responsibility. (On the general question, see notes on ch. 8.) St. Paul here, after his manner, does not attempt to solve the general problem, confining himself for the present to the Divine side of it. His answer, in vers. 20, 21, is simply to the effect that God has the absolute right as well as power to deal with his own creation as he pleases, and that man is in no position to "contend with the Almighty" (see Job 40:2). He brings in from the prophets the illustration of the potter's power and right over the clay, which he fashions and deals with as he chooses. It will be seen, however, as we go on, that this illustration by no means involves, as by some it has been supposed to do, the idea of rejection and condemnation irrespectively of desert.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19-21) These verses contain the third part of the vindication, which is based upon a possible extension of the objection. Not only might it seem as if this absolute choice and rejection was unjust in itself, but also unjust in its consequences. How can a man be blamed or punished, when his actions are determined for him? The Apostle meets this by a simple but emphatic assertion of the absolute and unquestionable prerogative of God over His creatures.
