Romans 9:16 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁶So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Romans 9:16 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Matthew 11:25-26
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. …
1 Peter 2:9-10
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: …
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …
Philippians 2:13
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Topics

Chosen, or Elected Contingencies Decrees, Divine Election Foreordination Formalism God Grace of God

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 14-24)

The apostle, having asserted the true meaning of the promise, comes here to maintain and prove the absolute sovereignty of God, in disposing of the children of men, with reference to their eternal state. And herein God is to be considered, not as a rector and governor, distributing rewards and punishments according to his revealed laws and covenants, but as an owner and benefactor, giving to the c…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 16)

16. So then it is not of him that willeth--hath the inward desire nor of him that runneth--maketh active effort (compare 1Co 9:24, 26; Php 2:16; 3:14). Both these are indispensable to salvation, yet salvation is owing to neither, but is purely “of God that showeth mercy.” See on Php 2:12, 13, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling: for it is God which, out of His own good pleasure, w…