So then, it does not depend on the person who wants it nor the one who runs, but on God who has mercy.

据此看来，这不在乎那定意的，也不在乎那奔跑的，只在乎发怜悯的神。

由此看来，这不靠人的意愿，也不靠人的努力，只靠上帝的怜悯。

由此看来，这不靠人的意愿，也不靠人的努力，只靠神的怜悯。

可见这并不在于人的意志和努力，而在于祂的怜悯。

这样看来，既不是出于人意，也不是由于人为（“人为”原文作“奔走”或“奔跑”），只在于那怜悯人的神。

由此可见，这不在于人的意愿，也不在于人的努力，而在于施怜悯的神。

據此看來，這不在乎那定意的，也不在乎那奔跑的，只在乎發憐憫的神。

由此看來，這不靠人的意願，也不靠人的努力，只靠上帝的憐憫。

由此看來，這不靠人的意願，也不靠人的努力，只靠神的憐憫。

可見這並不在於人的意志和努力，而在於祂的憐憫。

這樣看來，既不是出於人意，也不是由於人為（“人為”原文作“奔走”或“奔跑”），只在於那憐憫人的神。

這便不是在乎那意願的，也不是在乎那奔跑的，乃是在乎那憐恤人的上帝了。

由此可見，這不在於人的意願，也不在於人的努力，而在於施憐憫的神。

是則非由志意、非由馳驅、乃由矜恤之上帝也、

此非由人意、非由人力、乃由上帝矜恤、

如是、非由人願、非由人力、原文作如是非由願者非由趨者乃由矜恤之天主、

此固非人意與人力、所得而左右、惟在慈惠天主之矜恤而已。

It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.

So it doesn’t depend on what people want or what they do. It depends on God’s mercy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name,who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.

At that time Jesus said,“ I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to infants.Yes, Father, for this way was well pleasing in Your sight.

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we did in righteousness, but in accordance with His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said,“ I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for doing so was well pleasing in Your sight.

In the exercise of His will He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

“ I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said,‘ Here am I, here am I,’ To a nation which did not call on My name.

For consider your calling, brothers and sisters, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,and the insignificant things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,so that no human may boast before God.But it is due to Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,so that, just as it is written:“ Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ( by grace you have been saved),

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

for it is God who is at work in you, both to desire and to work for His good pleasure.

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.

Now it came about, when Isaac was old and his eyes were too dim to see, that he called his older son Esau and said to him,“ My son.” And he said to him,“ Here I am.”Then Isaac said,“ Behold now, I am old and I do not know the day of my death.Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt game for me;and prepare a delicious meal for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”

Go now to the flock and bring me two choice young goats from there, so that I may prepare them as a delicious meal for your father, such as he loves.Then you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, so that he may bless you before his death.”But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah,“ Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man and I am a smooth man.Perhaps my father will touch me, then I will be like a deceiver in his sight, and I will bring upon myself a curse and not a blessing.”But his mother said to him,“ Your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, get the goats for me.”So he went and got them, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made a delicious meal such as his father loved.