NET Bible
"So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden."
— Romans 9:18, NET Bible
“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”
“So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth. ”
“So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.”
“Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will. And whom he will, he hardeneth.”
“So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.”
“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”
For he says to Moses:“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.
For the scripture says to Pharaoh:“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”
So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.
You will say to me then,“Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?”
But who indeed are you– a mere human being– to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder,“Why have you made me like this?”
Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?