Romans 9:18
This is a proof that wherever He chooses He shows mercy, and wherever he chooses He hardens the heart.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
In Context
19"Why then does God still find fault?" you will ask; "for who is resisting His will?"
Cross References
Acts 28:26"`Go to this people and tell them, you will hear and hear, and by no means understand; and will look and look, and by no means see.
Romans 5:20Now Law was brought in later on, so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace has overflowed;
Romans 11:7How then does the matter stand? It stands thus. That which Israel are in earnest pursuit of, they have not obtained; but God's chosen servants have obtained it, and the rest have become 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 →