¹⁸ Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.

¹⁸ So then he has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.

¹⁸ Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

¹⁸ All we're saying is that God has the first word, initiating the action in which we play our part for good or ill.