Romans 9:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.

English ASV

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

English Amplified

So then He has mercy on whomever He wills (chooses) and He hardens (makes stubborn and unyielding the heart of) whomever He wills.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So then He has mercy on whomever He wills (chooses) and He hardens (makes stubborn and unyielding the heart of) whomever He wills.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So then, he has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

English EASY 2024

So we see this: God is kind to some people and he forgives them. But he causes some people, like Pharaoh, to turn against him. He chooses what he will do with each person.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So God shows mercy to those he wants to show mercy to and makes stubborn those he wants to make stubborn.

So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So then, God has mercy on anyone he wishes, and he makes stubborn anyone he wishes.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Therefore, if God wants to be kind to anyone, he will be. If he wants to make someone stubborn, he will.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So then, He shows mercy to whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Consequently, he has mercy upon whom he wills, and he hardens whom he wills.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.

English NLT

So you see, God shows mercy to some just because he wants to, and he chooses to make some people refuse to listen.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So then he has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So again we see that it is entirely up to God to show mercy or to harden the hearts of whomever he chooses.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So then he has mercy upon whomever he wills, and he hardens the heart of whomever he wills.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So you see, God is kind to some just because he wants to be, and he makes some refuse to listen.

English Tyndale 1537

So hath he mercy on whom he will. And whom he will he maketh hard hearted.(hardeneth)

Romans 9:18 — Compare Translations