Romans

Romans 9:18

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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.