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Romans 9:18

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Romans 9:18 · King James Version

In other versions

  • So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

    ASV

  • So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

    BBE

  • So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

    DBY

  • So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

    WEB

  • so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.

    YLT

  • Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

    ENG

  • Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

    WBT

  • Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

    BSB

In context

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

17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

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

20Nay 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?

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