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Berean Standard Bible

“Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.”

Romans 9:18

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Romans 9 wrestles with God's sovereign choice in how he deals with Israel and the nations. Paul uses the example of Pharaoh to illustrate God's freedom in showing mercy or allowing hardness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so, then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He does harden.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

De manera que del que quiere tiene misericordia; y al que quiere, endurece.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Como ven, Dios se apiada de quien él quiere, y endurece a quien él quiere endurecer.

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