Romans 9:18
Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardeneth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
In Context
19Thou wilt say therefore to me: Why doth he then find fault? for who resisteth his will?
Cross References
Exodus 7:13And Pharao's heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord had commanded.
Deuteronomy 2:30And Sehon the king of Hesebon would not let us pass: because the Lord thy God had hardened his spirit, and fixed his heart, that he might be delivered into thy hands, as now thou seest.
Isaiah 63:17Why hast thou made us to err, O Lord, from thy ways: why hast thou hardened our heart, that we should not fear thee? return for the sake of thy servants, the tribes of thy inheritance.
Acts 28:26Saying: Go to this people, and say to them: With the ear you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive.
Romans 5:20Now the law entered in, that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound.
Romans 11:7dummy verses inserted by amos
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 →