Romans 9:18
So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 7:13But Pharaoh's heart was made hard, and he did not give ear to them, as the Lord had said.
Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon, king of Heshbon, would not let us go through; for the Lord your God made his spirit hard and his heart strong, so that he might give him up into your hands as at this day.
Isaiah 63:17O Lord, why do you send us wandering from your ways, making our hearts hard, so that we have no fear of you? Come back, because of your servants, the tribes of your heritage.
Acts 28:26Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
Romans 5:20And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
Romans 11:7What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:15-25
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 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 showeth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the… Read the whole commentary →