Romans 9:17-19

New International Reader's Version

¹⁷ In Scripture, God says to Pharaoh, “I had a special reason for making you king. I decided to use you to show my power. I wanted my name to become known everywhere on earth.” (Exodus 9:16) ¹⁸ So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.

¹⁹ One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still blame us? Who can oppose what he wants to do?”