Romans 9:20
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 9
“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?”Romans 9:20
What Does Romans 9:20 Mean?
Romans 9:20 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 9, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 9:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 18:4“And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.”Jeremiah 18:6“O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.”Isaiah 29:16“Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?”Isaiah 45:9“Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?”Micah 6:8“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”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.”Genesis 2:7“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Romans 2:1“Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”Romans 14:4“Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.”Isaiah 10:15“Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.”Job 9:32“For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.”Job 33:13“Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.”Luke 12:14“And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?”Malachi 3:13“Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?”2 Samuel 16:10“And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?”Job 16:21“O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!”Job 36:23“Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?”Job 40:2“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”Matthew 20:15“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”Acts 11:17“Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?”
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