Romans 9:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 So it depends not upon a person’s will or exertion, but upon God, who shows mercy.(A) 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “This is why I have raised you up, to show my power through you that my name may be proclaimed throughout the earth.”(B) 18 Consequently, he has mercy upon whom he wills,(C) and he hardens whom he wills.[a]
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- 9:18 The basic biblical principle is: those who will not see or hear shall not see or hear. On the other hand, the same God who thus makes stubborn or hardens the heart can reconstruct it through the work of the holy Spirit.
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