Romans 9:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 9:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὦ
ō
G5599
O
ἄνθρωπε
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
μενοῦνγε
menoûnge
G3304
nay rather
σὺ
sý
G4771
you
τίς
tís
G5101
who
εἶ
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνταποκρινόμενος
antapokrínomai
G470
to contradict
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐρεῖ
eréō
G2046
to speak
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πλάσμα
plásma
G4110
formed object
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πλάσαντι
plássō
G4111
to form
τί
tís
G5101
who
με
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐποίησας
poiéō
G4160
to make
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed ask him who formed it, "Why did you make me like this?"
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King James Version Public Domain
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
O man, who indeed are you, the one answering against God? The one molded will not say to the one having molded, “Why did you make me this way?” will it?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).