KJV King James Version
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
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Romans 9:18
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
WEB World English Bible
So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
ASV American Standard Version
So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.
Surrounding context — Romans 9
15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
17 For 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.
18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.
19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 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?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
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Joshua 11:20For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.Exodus 4:21And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.Romans 9:15-16For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.2 Thessalonians 2:10-12And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.Romans 11:7-8What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blindedDeuteronomy 2:30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as [appeareth] this day.Romans 5:20-21Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:Acts 28:26-28Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:Exodus 7:13And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.Romans 1:24-28Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:Isaiah 63:17O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, [and] hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.Matthew 13:14-15And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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