Romans 9:18

So then, ¹  God ²  has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden. ³ 

Ex 4:21; Ex 7:13; De 2:30; Jos 11:20; Isa 63:17; Mt 13:14,15; Ac 28:26-28; Ro 1:24-28; Ro 5:20,21; Ro 9:15,16; Ro 11:7,8; Eph 1:6; 2Th 2:10-12

¹ sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.”