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

TKJU⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy. ¹⁷ For the scripture says to Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose I have raised you up, that I might show My power in you, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth." ¹⁸ Therefore He has mercy on whom He will have mercy, and whom He wills He hardens.