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


In Context

15 for to Moses He saith, 'I will do kindness to whom I do kindness, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion;'

16 so, then — not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

17 for the Writing saith to Pharaoh — 'For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;'

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

19 Thou wilt say, then, to me, 'Why yet doth He find fault? for His counsel who hath resisted?'

20 nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form it, Why me didst thou make 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.