"Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth."
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And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.
So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.
so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.