Romans 9:16-18 So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God who shows mercy.

CAB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God who shows mercy. ¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very thing I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be proclaimed in all the earth." ¹⁸ So then He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.