Romans 9:18

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and hardeneth whom he will.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17For the Scripture saith to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show forth my power in thee, and that my name might be made known in all the earth.”

19Hence thou wilt say to me, Why then doth he still find fault? for who resisteth his will?

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Cross References

Isaiah 63:17Why, O Jehovah, dost thou suffer us to wander from thy ways, And harden our hearts against thy fear? Return, for thy servants' sake, The tribes of thine inheritance!

Acts 28:26saying, “Go to this people, and say, 'Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.

Romans 5:20Moreover the law came in in addition, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded much more;

Romans 11:7What Israel seeketh after, that Israel did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

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 →

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