¹⁶ So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that has mercy.

¹⁷ For the scripture saith of 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 earth.

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