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Romans 9:19

Romans 9:19
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Nay, but O man, who art thou that repliest against God?.... Or "answerest again to God": some have been so weak and wicked as to suggest, that the apostle met with an objection he could not answer, or…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou wilt say then unto me - The apostle here refers to an objection that might be made to his argument. If the position which he had been endeavoring to establish were true; if God had a purpose in…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Why doth he yet find fault? - The apostle here introduces the Jew making an objection similar to that in Rom 3:7 : If the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory, that is, if…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Romans 9:14-24

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

(B) Is Man responsible?

19. Thou wilt say then St Paul is still, as so often before, writing as if an opponent were at his side. How vividly this suggests that he had himselfexperienced the conflicts…