Modern Translations New International VersionTherefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. New Living Translation So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen. English Standard Version So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. Berean Study Bible Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden. New American Standard Bible So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. NASB 1995 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. NASB 1977 So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires. Amplified Bible So then, He has mercy on whom He wills (chooses), and He hardens [the heart of] whom He wills. Christian Standard Bible So then, he has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy and he hardens whom he wants to harden. Holman Christian Standard Bible So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden. Contemporary English Version Everything depends on what God decides to do, and he can either have pity on people or make them stubborn. Good News Translation So then, God has mercy on anyone he wishes, and he makes stubborn anyone he wishes. GOD'S WORD® Translation Therefore, if God wants to be kind to anyone, he will be. If he wants to make someone stubborn, he will. International Standard Version Therefore, God has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses. NET Bible So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden. Classic Translations King James BibleTherefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. New King James Version Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens. King James 2000 Bible Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens. New Heart English Bible So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires. World English Bible So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires. American King James Version Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens. American Standard Version So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth. A Faithful Version So then, He shows mercy to whom He will, and He hardens whom He will. Darby Bible Translation So then, to whom he will he shews mercy, and whom he will he hardens. English Revised Version So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Therefore he hath mercie on whome he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth. Bishops' Bible of 1568 So hath he mercy on whom he wyll, and whom he wyll, he hardeneth. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Thus hath he mercy on whom he wyl: and whom he wyl, he hardeneth. Tyndale Bible of 1526 So hath he mercye on whom he will and whom he will he maketh hearde herted. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionso then, to whom He wills, He does kindness, and to whom He wills, He hardens. Berean Literal Bible So then, He shows mercy to whom He wants, and He hardens whom He wants. Young's Literal Translation so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden. Smith's Literal Translation Surely then, whom he will he commiserates, and whom he will he hardens. Literal Emphasis Translation So then to whom He wants, He shows mercy, and to whom He wants, He hardens. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTherefore he hath mercy on whom he will; and whom he will, he hardeneth. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, he takes pity on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishSo then, he shows compassion on whomever he will, and whomever he will, he hardens. Lamsa Bible Thus he has mercy on whom he pleases, and he hardens whom he pleases. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentTherefore, he has mercy on whom he wills to have mercy: and whom he wills to harden, he hardens. Godbey New Testament Then therefore he has mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardens. Haweis New Testament Well then, he hath mercy on whom he will, but whom he will he hardeneth. Mace New Testament thus some he pursues with his favours, and abandons others to their obduracy, according as he thinks fit. Weymouth New Testament This is a proof that wherever He chooses He shows mercy, and wherever he chooses He hardens the heart. Worrell New Testament So, then, He hath mercy on whom He willeth, and whom He willeth He hardeneth. Worsley New Testament So then He hath mercy on whom He pleaseth, and whom He will, He hardeneth.     |