Romans 9:22

What if God, wishing to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

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What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

In Context

21Or has the potter no right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

23just in order to make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,

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Cross References

Matthew 23:31Therefore you testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Romans 2:4Or do you scorn the riches of His kindness, tolerance and longsuffering, not recognizing that the goodness of God is leading you toward repentance?

Matthew Henry on Romans 9:15-25

The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith 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 that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the… Read the whole commentary →

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