18Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardeneth.


In Context

15 For he saith to Moses: I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy; and I will shew mercy to whom I will shew mercy.

16 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

17 For the scripture saith to Pharao: To this purpose have I raised thee, that I may shew my power in thee, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

18 Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardeneth.

19 Thou wilt say therefore to me: Why doth he then find fault? for who resisteth his will?

20 O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why hast thou made me thus?

Romans 9:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy,] and whom he will he hardeneth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:18Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:18So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:18So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:18so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:18Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens.