So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.

如此看来，神要怜悯谁就怜悯谁，要叫谁刚硬就叫谁刚硬。

由此看来，上帝要怜悯谁就怜悯谁，要使谁刚硬就使谁刚硬。

由此看来，神要怜悯谁就怜悯谁，要使谁刚硬就使谁刚硬。

总之，上帝要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁；要叫谁顽固，就叫谁顽固。

这样看来，他愿意怜悯谁就怜悯谁，愿意谁刚硬就使谁刚硬。

这样看来，神要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁；要使谁顽固，就使谁顽固。

如此看來，神要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，要叫誰剛硬就叫誰剛硬。

由此看來，上帝要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，要使誰剛硬就使誰剛硬。

由此看來，神要憐憫誰就憐憫誰，要使誰剛硬就使誰剛硬。

總之，上帝要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要叫誰頑固，就叫誰頑固。

這樣看來，他願意憐憫誰就憐憫誰，願意誰剛硬就使誰剛硬。

這便是他不但願意憐恤誰，就憐恤誰、而且願意叫誰剛愎、就叫誰剛愎了。

這樣看來，神要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要使誰頑固，就使誰頑固。

是上帝隨所欲矜恤之、亦隨所欲剛愎之、○

蓋矜恤人者惟上帝、聽人剛愎者、亦惟上帝、

如是、天主所欲矜恤者、則矜恤之、所欲使剛愎者、則使之剛愎、

蓋矜恤人者惟天主、使人冥頑、亦惟天主而已。

Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.

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

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

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

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

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

So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden.

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

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

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

For God said to Moses,“ I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.

For the Lord hardened their hearts and caused them to fight the Israelites. So they were completely destroyed without mercy, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And the Lord told Moses,“ When you arrive back in Egypt, go to Pharaoh and perform all the miracles I have empowered you to do. But I will harden his heart so he will refuse to let the people go.

He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies.Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth.

So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have— the ones God has chosen— but the hearts of the rest were hardened.As the Scriptures say,“ God has put them into a deep sleep. To this day he has shut their eyes so they do not see, and closed their ears so they do not hear.”

“ But King Sihon of Heshbon refused to allow us to pass through, because the Lord your God made Sihon stubborn and defiant so he could help you defeat him, as he has now done.

God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Pharaoh’s heart, however, remained hard. He still refused to listen, just as the Lord had predicted.

So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

‘ Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”

Lord, why have you allowed us to turn from your path? Why have you given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear you? Return and help us, for we are your servants, the tribes that are your special possession.

This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,‘ When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’

So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.