Verse List for ROM 9:18

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OET (OET-RV) In other words, God will be merciful to whoever he wants to, but he hardens whoever he wants to.

OET-LV Therefore consequently to _whom he _is _wanting, he _is _showing _mercy, but whom he _is _wanting, he _is _hardening.

ULT So then, he has mercy on whom he wills, but whom he wills, he hardens.

UST Therefore, God is merciful to whomever he wants to be merciful. But he makes stubborn whomever he wants to become stubborn.

BSB & MSB Therefore [God] has mercy on whom He wants [to have mercy ], and He hardens whom He wants [ to harden ].

BLB So then, He shows mercy to whom He wants, and He hardens whom He wants.

AICNT So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

OEB So, then, where God wills, he takes pity, and where he wills, he hardens the heart.

WEBBE & WMBB So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

NET So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

LSV so then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens.

FBV So God is merciful to those he wishes to be, and hardens the attitude of those he wants to.[fn]

TCNT So then, God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

T4T So we conclude that God kindly helps the ones he wants to act kindly towards. But he makes stubborn the ones such as Pharaoh that he wants to make stubborn.

LEB Consequently therefore, he has mercy on whomever he wishes, and he hardens whomever he wishes.

BBE So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

Moff Thus God has mercy on anyone just as he pleases, ⇔  and he makes anyone stubborn just as he pleases.

Wymth This is a proof that wherever He chooses He shows mercy, and wherever he chooses He hardens the heart.

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

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

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

Drby So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

RV So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.
(So then he hath/has mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth.)

SLT Surely then, whom he will he commiserates, and whom he will he hardens.

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

KJB-1769 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
(Therefore hath/has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.)

KJB-1611 Therefore hath hee mercie on whom hee will haue mercy, and whom he will, he hardeneth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps So hath he mercy on whom he wyll, and whom he wyll, he hardeneth.
(So hath/has he mercy on whom he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth.)

Gnva Therefore he hath mercie on whome he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth.
(Therefore he hath/has mercy on whom he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth.)

Cvdl Thus hath he mercy on whom he wyl: and whom he wyl, he hardeneth.
(Thus hath/has he mercy on whom he wyl: and whom he wyl, he hardeneth.)

TNT So hath he mercye on whom he will and whom he will he maketh hearde herted.
(So hath/has he mercye on whom he will and whom he will he maketh/makes heard herted.)

Wycl Therfor of whom God wole, he hath merci; and whom he wole, he endurith.
(Therefore of whom God will, he hath/has mercy; and whom he will, he endurith.)

Luth So erbarmet er sich nun; welches er will, und verstocket, welchen er will.
(So mercy he itself/yourself/themselves now; which he will, and stubborn, which_(ones) he will.)

ClVg Ergo cujus vult miseretur, et quem vult indurat.[fn]
(Therefore whose wants to_be_pitied, and which wants indurat.)

SR-GNT Ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει, ἐλεεῖ, ὃν δὲ θέλει, σκληρύνει. ‡

UGNT ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει, ἐλεεῖ, ὃν δὲ θέλει, σκληρύνει.

SBL-GNT ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ, ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει.

RP-GNT Ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ· ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει.

TC-GNT ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ, ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει.