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Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne

Romans 9:15

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Romans 9:15 (WEB)

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

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Augustine of Hippo

  • “Let Thy mercy be exalted above Thy justice, because Thy words are true, and Thou hast promised mercy unto “the merciful;” which Thou gavest them to be who wilt “have mercy” on whom Thou wilt “have mercy,” and wilt “have compassion” on whom Thou hast had compassion.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 15.

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  • “But more profoundly wilt Thou have mercy on whom Thou wilt have mercy, and compassion on whom Thou wilt have compassion, otherwise do both heaven and earth tell forth Thy praises to deaf ears.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 15.

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  • “For to them was it said, and by them written, long ere Christ was come in the flesh, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will show compassion on whom I will have compassion.”” — editor's note: Ex. xxxiii. 19; Rom. ix. 15, 16

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  • “…in God’s doing this, and says: “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.”” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 15; Ex. xxxiii. 19

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John Chrysostom

  • “For after saying, “It is written, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion” ( Rom. ix. 15 ), he says, “It follows then that it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy.”” — the author cites it

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Clement of Alexandria

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  • Romans 9:15 takes up the words of Hosea 2:23 (9 words in common).

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