Romans 9:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”

Romans 9:15 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 9:1513 words

GreekMeaning

τῷtō

thearticleG3588

ΜωϋσεῖMōysei

To MosesnounG3475

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

λέγειlegei

He saysverbG3004

ἘλεήσωEleēsō

I will show mercy toverbG1653

ὃνhon

whomrelative pronounG3739

ἂνan

maybeparticleG302

ἐλεῶeleō

I may show mercyverbG1653

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsō

I will have compassion onverbG3627

ὃνhon

whomrelative pronounG3739

ἂνan

maybeparticleG302

οἰκτίρωoiktirō

I may have compassionverbG3627

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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