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

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

ESV
16. So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

ERVEN
16. So God will choose anyone he decides to show mercy to, and his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do.

NLT
16. So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

NET
16. So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

NLV
16. These good things from God are not given to someone because he wants them or works to get them. They are given because of His lovingkindness.

HCSB
16. So then it does not depend on human will or effort, but on God who shows mercy.

YLT
16. so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

LITV
16. So, then, it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of the One showing mercy, of God.

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

NCV

MKJV
16. So then it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God, the One showing mercy.

AKJV
16. So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.

LXXEN



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

AMP
16. So then [God's gift] is not a question of human will and human effort, but of God's mercy. [It depends not on one's own willingness nor on his strenuous exertion as in running a race, but on God's having mercy on him.]

KJVP
16. So G686 PRT then G3767 CONJ [ it ] [ is ] not G3756 PRT-N of him that willeth G2309 V-PAP-GSM , nor G3761 ADV of him that runneth G5143 V-PAP-GSM , but G235 CONJ of G3588 T-GSM God G2316 N-GSM that showeth mercy G1653 V-PAP-GSM .

YLT
16. so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

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

WEB
16. So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

NASB
16. So it depends not upon a person's will or exertion, but upon God, who shows mercy.

ESV
16. So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.

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

RSV
16. So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.

NKJV
16. So then [it is] not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

MKJV
16. So then it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God, the One showing mercy.

AKJV
16. So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.

NRSV
16. So it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

NIV
16. It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy.

NIRV
16. So it doesn't depend on what we want or do. It depends on God's mercy.

NLT
16. So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

MSG
16. Compassion doesn't originate in our bleeding hearts or moral sweat, but in God's mercy.

GNB
16. So then, everything depends, not on what we humans want or do, but only on God's mercy.

NET
16. So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

ERVEN
16. So God will choose anyone he decides to show mercy to, and his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do.