15 For he tells Moses, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.[a](A) 16 So then, it does not depend on human will or effort(B) but on God who shows mercy.(C) 17 For the Scripture tells Pharaoh, I raised you up for this reason so that I may display my power in you and that my name may be proclaimed in the whole earth.[b](D)

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  1. 9:15 Ex 33:19
  2. 9:17 Ex 9:16

15 For he says to Moses,

“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
    and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”[a](A)

16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(B) 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[b](C)

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  1. Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19
  2. Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16