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Romans 9:18
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16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
17 For athe Scripture says to the Pharaoh, b“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.”  
18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He ahardens.  
19 You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For awho has resisted His will?”  
20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? aWill the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?”  
21 Does not the apotter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make bone vessel for honor and another for dishonor?  
Verse Comparison: Romans 9:18

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American Standard Version
So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

Amplified® Bible
So then He has mercy on whomever He wills (chooses) and He hardens (makes stubborn and unyielding the heart of) whomever He wills.

Contemporary English Version
Everything depends on what God decides to do, and he can either have pity on people or make them stubborn.

Darby English Version
So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

Good News Bible
So then, God has mercy on anyone he wishes, and he makes stubborn anyone he wishes.

International Standard Version
Therefore, God has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.

King James Version
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

New American Standard Bible
So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

New International Version
Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

New King James Version
Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

Young's Literal Translation
so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.


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