Romans 9:23

and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—

World Messianic Bible

In The King James Version

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

In Context

22What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

24us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?

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Cross References

Luke 1:17He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

Romans 5:20The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,

Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.

Ephesians 2:3We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Messiah Yeshua for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Ephesians 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

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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