Verse 18

Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Derfor viser han barmhjertighet mot den han vil ha barmhjertighet med, og den han vil, hardner han.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Så derfor viser han barmhjertighet mot den han vil, men den han vil, gjør han hardgjort.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor viser han barmhjertighet mot hvem han vil ha barmhjertighet, og hvem han vil forherder han.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så viser han nåde mot den han vil, og forherder den han vil.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Så har han altså miskunn med dem han vil, og hvem han vil, forherder han.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Derfor viser han miskunn mot den han vil, og forherder den han vil.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor viser han miskunn mot den han vil, og den han vil, forherder han.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor har han barmhjertighet med den han vil, og han herder den han vil.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Altså viser han nåde mot hvem han vil, og han forherder den han vil.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Altså viser han nåde mot hvem han vil, og han forherder den han vil.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så viser han barmhjertighet mot den han vil, og han forherder den han vil.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So then, he has mercy on whom he wills, and he hardens whom he wills.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Romans.9.18", "source": "Ἄρα οὖν ὃν θέλει ἐλεεῖ· ὃν δὲ θέλει σκληρύνει.", "text": "*Ara oun* whom he *thelei eleei*; whom *de* he *thelei sklērynei*.", "grammar": { "*Ara*": "inferential particle - then/therefore", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/so", "*thelei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he wills/desires", "*eleei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he shows mercy", "*de*": "particle - but/and", "*sklērynei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he hardens" }, "variants": { "*Ara oun*": "so then/therefore/consequently", "*thelei*": "he wills/desires/wishes", "*eleei*": "he shows mercy/has compassion on", "*sklērynei*": "he hardens/makes stubborn/makes obstinate" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så viser Han da barmhjertighet mot hvem Han vil, og forherder hvem Han vil.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa forbarmer han sig da over den, som han vil, men forhærder den, som han vil.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor viser han barmhjertighet mot hvem han vil, og hvem han vil forherder han.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor viser han miskunn mot den han vil, og forherder den han vil.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så, da, gjør han barmhjertighet mot hvem Han vil, og Han forherder hvem Han vil.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så viser han barmhjertighet mot hvem han vil, og forherder hvem han vil.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Altså er det etter hans vilje han viser nåde, og etter hans vilje han gjør hjertet hardt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  So hath he mercye on whom he will and whom he will he maketh hearde herted.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus hath he mercy on whom he wyl: and whom he wyl, he hardeneth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore he hath mercie on whome he will, and whom he will, he hardeneth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So hath he mercy on whom he wyll, and whom he wyll, he hardeneth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so, then, to whom He willeth, He doth kindness, and to whom He willeth, He doth harden.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will be hardeneth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 9:15-16 : 15 For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
• Exod 4:21 : 21 And the LORD said to Moses, When you go to return to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
• Josh 11:20 : 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might find no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Deut 2:30 : 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as appears this day.
• Rom 11:7-8 : 7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded. 8 According as it is written, God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, to this day.
• 2 Thess 2:10-12 : 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be condemned who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
• Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Moreover, the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more: 21 So that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Acts 28:26-28 : 26 saying, Go to this people and say, Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you will see, and not perceive. 27 For the heart of this people has grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, so that I should heal them. 28 Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it.
• Rom 1:24-28 : 24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves, 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions: for even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 And likewise the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another; men with men working what is shameful, and receiving in themselves that penalty of their error which was fitting. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
• Isa 63:17 : 17 O LORD, why have you made us to stray from your ways, and hardened our heart from your fear? Return for your servants' sake, the tribes of your inheritance.
• Exod 7:13 : 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.
• Matt 13:14-15 : 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: By hearing, you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, you shall see and shall not perceive. 15 For this people's heart has become callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.