Romans 9:23

That he might make known the riches of his glory to the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared beforehand for glory,

Revised King James New Testament

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, desiring to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with great patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction:

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

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Cross References

Luke 1:17And he shall 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 make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Romans 5:20The law entered, that offences might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more:

Ephesians 1:6To the praise of his glorious grace, which he freely bestowed upon us in the beloved.

Ephesians 2:3Among them we all lived in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, like the others.

Ephesians 2:10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared beforehand for us to do.

Ephesians 3:16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

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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