"For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in th…" — Romans 9:17

Romans 9:17 · KJV

“For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.”

— Romans 9:17

Verse 16

So then {it is} not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Verse 18

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will {have mercy}, and whom he will he hardeneth.

Romans 9 — Context

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 {it is} not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will {have mercy}, and whom he will he hardeneth.

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

Cross References

Exodus 9:16

And in very deed for this {cause} have I raised thee up, for to shew {in} thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. {raised...: Heb. made thee stand}

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD hath made all {things} for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Exodus 10:1-2

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

Exodus 14:17-18

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

Isaiah 37:20

Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou {art} the LORD, {even} thou only.

John 17:26

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare {it}: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

Exodus 15:14-15

The people shall hear, {and} be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

Joshua 9:9

And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,