Romans 9:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 9:21 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 →
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔχει
échō
G2192
to have
ἐξουσίαν
exousía
G1849
authority
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κεραμεὺς
kerameús
G2763
potter
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πηλοῦ
pēlós
G4081
clay
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
φυράματος
phýrama
G5445
lump
ποιῆσαι
poiéō
G4160
to make
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τιμὴν
timḗ
G5092
honor
σκεῦος
skeûos
G4632
vessel
ὃ
hós
G3739
who
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ἀτιμίαν
atimía
G819
dishonour
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
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Or does the potter not have authority over the clay to make from the same lump not only what a vessel for honor, but also what for dishonor?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).