Romans 9:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ The Scripture says to ·the king of Egypt [^LPharaoh]: “I ·made you king [^Lraised you up] for this reason: to show my power in you so that my name will be ·talked about [proclaimed] in all the earth [Ex. 9:16].” ¹⁸ So God shows mercy where he wants to show mercy, and he ·makes stubborn [hardens] the people he wants to ·make stubborn [harden].

¹⁹ So one of you will ask me: “Then why does God ·blame us for our sins [^Lblame; find fault]? Who can ·fight [resist; oppose] his will?”