Romans 9:15 Cross References
Romans 9:15
15: For God said to Moses, "I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose."
Exodus 33:19
- The LORD replied, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will call out my name, `the LORD,' to you. I will show kindness to anyone I choose, and I will show mercy to anyone I choose.
Romans 9:18
- So you see, God shows mercy to some just because he wants to, and he chooses to make some people refuse to listen.
- Well then, you might say, "Why does God blame people for not listening? Haven't they simply done what he made them do?"
Romans 9:16
- So receiving God's promise is not up to us. We can't get it by choosing it or working hard for it. God will show mercy to anyone he chooses.
Micah 7:18
- Where is another God like you, who pardons the sins of the survivors among his people? You cannot stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing mercy.
Exodus 34:6
- He passed in front of Moses and said, "I am the LORD, I am the LORD, the merciful and gracious God. I am slow to anger and rich in unfailing love and faithfulness.
- I show this unfailing love to many thousands by forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. Even so I do not leave sin unpunished, but I punish the children for the sins of their parents to the third and fourth generations."
Isaiah 27:11
- The people are like the dead branches of a tree, broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them will show them no pity or mercy.