Romans 9:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 9:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 9:18 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 9:18 — KJV
“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.”
— Romans 9:18 (KJV)
Romans 9:18 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 9:18
“Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.”
Shares key themes with Romans 9:18: therefore, hath, whom
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Romans 9:18: therefore, hath, mercy
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Shares key themes with Romans 9:18: therefore, hath, whom
“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put”
Shares key themes with Romans 9:18: hath, whom
“Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:”
Shares key themes with Romans 9:18: hath, mercy
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