Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? New Living Translation When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? English Standard Version Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? Berean Standard Bible Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Berean Literal Bible Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel unto honor, but one unto dishonor? King James Bible Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? New King James Version Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? New American Standard Bible Or does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one object for honorable use, and another for common use? NASB 1995 Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use? NASB 1977 Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use, and another for common use? Legacy Standard Bible Or does not the potter have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? Amplified Bible Does the potter not have the right over the clay, to make from the same lump [of clay] one object for honorable use [something beautiful or distinctive] and another for common use [something ordinary or menial]? Christian Standard Bible Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor? Holman Christian Standard Bible Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one piece of pottery for honor and another for dishonor? American Standard Version 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? Contemporary English Version Doesn't a potter have the right to make a fancy bowl and a plain bowl out of the same lump of clay?" English Revised Version Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? GOD'S WORD® Translation A potter has the right to do whatever he wants with his clay. He can make something for a special occasion or something for everyday use from the same lump of clay. Good News Translation After all, the man who makes the pots has the right to use the clay as he wishes, and to make two pots from the same lump of clay, one for special occasions and the other for ordinary use. International Standard Version A potter has the right to do what he wants to with his clay, doesn't he? He can make something for a special occasion or something for ordinary use from the same lump of clay. Majority Standard Bible Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? NET Bible Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use? New Heart 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? Webster's Bible Translation Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lump to make one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor? Weymouth New Testament Or has not the potter rightful power over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for more honourable and another for less honourable uses? 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? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDoes the potter not have authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honor and one to dishonor? Berean Literal Bible Or does the potter not have authority over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel unto honor, but one unto dishonor? Young's Literal Translation hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour? Smith's Literal Translation Or has not the potter power over the clay, of the same mixture truly to make one vessel for honour, and one for dishonour. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOr hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump, to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? Catholic Public Domain Version And does not the potter have the authority over the clay to make, from the same material, indeed, one vessel unto honor, yet truly another unto disgrace? New American Bible Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for a noble purpose and another for an ignoble one? New Revised Standard Version Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one object for special use and another for ordinary use? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleDoes not the potter have power over his clay, to make out of the same lump vessels, one to be formed and the other for service? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Or is not a potter authorized over the clay to make some formed things from it, one vessel for honor and one for dishonor? NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHas not the potter power over the clay, to make from the same mass one vessel for honor, and another for dishonor? Godbey New Testament Has not the potter the right of the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor? Haweis New Testament Hath not the potter power over the clay, from the same mass to make one vessel for an honourable use, and another for a dishonourable? Mace New Testament is not the potter the master of his own clay, of the same mass to make one vessel for use and ornament, and another for a meaner purpose? Weymouth New Testament Or has not the potter rightful power over the clay to make out of the same lump one vessel for more honourable and another for less honourable uses? Worrell New Testament Or has not the potter a right over the clay, out of the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor? Worsley New Testament Hath not the potter power over the clay, out of the same mass to make one vessel to honor and another to dishonor? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Calling of the Gentiles…20But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” 21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? 22What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?… Cross References Jeremiah 18:3-6 So I went down to the potter’s house and saw him working at the wheel. / But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do. / Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ... Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. 2 Timothy 2:20-21 A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Proverbs 16:4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster. 1 Corinthians 10:23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. 1 Corinthians 12:18 But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design. 1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. Job 10:8-9 Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? / Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? Job 33:6 I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay. Genesis 2:7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor? the potter. Romans 9:11,18 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) … Proverbs 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Isaiah 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. one vessel. Romans 9:22,23 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: … Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? Hosea 8:8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. Jump to Previous Authority Beauty Clay Common Dishonor Dishonour Earth Hasn't Honor Honorable Honour Honourable Lump Noble Part Potter Pottery Power Right Rightful Shame Use Uses VesselJump to Next Authority Beauty Clay Common Dishonor Dishonour Earth Hasn't Honor Honorable Honour Honourable Lump Noble Part Potter Pottery Power Right Rightful Shame Use Uses VesselRomans 9 1. Paul is sorry for the Jews.7. All of Abraham not of the promise. 18. God's sovereignty. 25. The calling of the Gentiles and rejecting of the Jews, foretold. 32. The cause of their stumbling. Does not the potter The imagery of the potter is deeply rooted in biblical tradition, symbolizing God's sovereignty and creative authority. In the Hebrew Scriptures, particularly in Jeremiah 18:6, God is likened to a potter who shapes the destiny of nations and individuals. The Greek word for "potter" here is "kerameus," which emphasizes the skill and intentionality of the creator. This metaphor invites believers to trust in God's wisdom and purpose, acknowledging His ultimate control over creation. have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use For the imagery of the clay and the potter, compare Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:3-10. . . . Greek {Does} notοὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. potter κεραμεὺς (kerameus) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2763: A potter. From keramos; a potter. have ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. the right ἐξουσίαν (exousian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. to make ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. same αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. lump φυράματος (phyramatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 5445: A mass or lump, as of bread dough. From a prolonged form of phuro, mean to knead; a mass of dough. of clay πηλοῦ (pēlou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 4081: Clay, mud. Perhaps a primary word; clay. one ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. vessel σκεῦος (skeuos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4632: A vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband). for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. special occasions τιμὴν (timēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5092: A price, honor. From tino; a value, i.e. Money paid, or valuables; by analogy, esteem, or the dignity itself. and δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [another] ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. common use? ἀτιμίαν (atimian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 819: Disgrace, dishonor; a dishonorable use. From atimos; infamy, i.e. comparative indignity, disgrace. Links Romans 9:21 NIVRomans 9:21 NLT Romans 9:21 ESV Romans 9:21 NASB Romans 9:21 KJV Romans 9:21 BibleApps.com Romans 9:21 Biblia Paralela Romans 9:21 Chinese Bible Romans 9:21 French Bible Romans 9:21 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Romans 9:21 Or hasn't the potter a right over (Rom. Ro) |
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