Romans 9:16-18 Consequently, then, it is not of him who is willing, nor of him who is racing, but of God, the Merciful."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Consequently, then, it is not of him who is willing, nor of him who is racing, but of God, the Merciful." ¹⁷ For the scripture is saying to Pharaoh that "For this selfsame thing I rouse you up, so that I should be displaying in you My power, and so that My name should be published in the entire earth." ¹⁸ Consequently, then, to whom He will, He is merciful, yet whom He will, He is hardening."