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Romans 9:17

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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.

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  1. 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.

  2. Romans 9:16

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

  3. Romans 9:18

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

  4. Romans 9:19

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

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.