Romans 9:16

9:16 So then, ¹  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ²  but on God who shows mercy.

Romans 9:18-19

9:18 So then, ³  God ⁴  has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden. ⁵ 

9:19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?”

¹ sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

² tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”

³ sn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what he has been arguing.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “So then, he has mercy on whom he desires, and he hardens whom he desires.”