Romans 9:15

15 For to Moshe he says, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will pity whom I pity."

Romans 9:15 In-Context

13 This accords with where it is written, "Ya'akov I loved, but Esav I hated."
14 So are we to say, "It is unjust for God to do this"? Heaven forbid!
15 For to Moshe he says, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will pity whom I pity."
16 Thus it doesn't depend on human desires or efforts, but on God, who has mercy.
17 For the Tanakh says to Pharaoh, "It is for this very reason that I raised you up, so that in connection with you I might demonstrate my power, so that my name might be known throughout the world."
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