Romans 9:18-20

J.B. Phillips New Testament

¹⁸ It seems plain, then, that God chooses on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will harden in their sin.

^19-20 Of course I can almost hear your retort: “If this is so, and God’s will is irresistible, why does God blame men for what they do?” But the question really is this: “Who are you, a man, to make any such reply to God?” When a craftsman makes anything he doesn’t expect it to turn round and say, ‘Why did you make me like this?’