Romans 9:18
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 9
“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”Romans 9:18
What Does Romans 9:18 Mean?
Romans 9:18 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 9, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Mercy.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 9:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 9:15“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.”Exodus 4:21“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.”Joshua 11:20“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 favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.”John 12:40“He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.”Romans 11:7“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”2 Thessalonians 2:10“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”Deuteronomy 2:30“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.”Romans 9:21“Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”Deuteronomy 7:7“The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:”Isaiah 43:13“Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?”Romans 3:5“But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)”Romans 5:20“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”Exodus 7:13“And he hardened Pharaoh’s heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.”Isaiah 63:17“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.”Acts 19:9“But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.”Acts 28:26“Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:”Romans 1:24“Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:”Exodus 9:7“And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.”Exodus 10:20“But the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.”Psalms 69:27“Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.”
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