Romans

Romans 9:18–19

¹⁸Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy , and He hardens whom He wants to harden .

¹⁹One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?”

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Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	ἄρα	ara	Conjunction	G686 then, therefore, since
has mercy	ἐλεεῖ	eleei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1653 I pity, have mercy on
on whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
He wants	θέλει	thelei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He hardens	σκληρύνει	sklērynei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4645 I harden
whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
He wants	θέλει	thelei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One of you will say	Ἐρεῖς	Ereis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2046 I say, speak
to me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
Then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
does	μέμφεται	memphetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3201 I blame, censure
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
can resist	ἀνθέστηκεν	anthestēken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G436 I take a stand against, oppose, resist
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will	βουλήματι	boulēmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G1013 will, counsel, purpose

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 9:18 Joshua 11:20 · Exodus 4:21 · Romans 9:15–16 · Romans 11:7–8 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · Deuteronomy 2:30 · Romans 5:20–21 · Acts 28:26–28 · Romans 1:24–28 · Exodus 7:13 · Isaiah 63:17

Romans 9:19 Daniel 4:35 · 2 Chronicles 20:6 · 1 Corinthians 15:35 · 1 Corinthians 15:12 · Mark 14:21 · Job 23:13–14 · Job 9:12–15 · Genesis 50:20 · Job 9:19 · Psalm 76:10 · Isaiah 46:10–11 · Isaiah 10:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.