The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord #– #the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth,
Romans 2:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or are you [so blind as to] trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant [of the fact] that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God's will)? American Standard Version (1901) Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? Common English Bible Or do you have contempt for the riches of God’s generosity, tolerance, and patience? Don’t you realize that God’s kindness is supposed to lead you to change your heart and life? Catholic Public Domain Version Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and patience and forbearance? Do you not know that the kindness of God is calling you to repentance? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and patience, and longsuffering? Knowest thou not, that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance? |
The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord #– #the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth,
Because the sentence against an evil act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit evil.
Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
Then do you come and stand before me in this house that bears my name and say, ‘We are rescued, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?
I will give them integrity of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
Afterwards, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord and to his goodness in the last days.
He prayed to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled towards Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster.
The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in faithful love, forgiving iniquity and rebellion. But he will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generation.
since there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, because the same Lord of all richly blesses all who call on him.
Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity towards those who have fallen but God’s kindness towards you #– #if you remain in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.
Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgements and untraceable his ways!
God presented him as the mercy seat , by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.
What should we say then? Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply?
What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Absolutely not!
During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,
so that in the coming ages he might display the immeasurable riches of his grace through his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit,
This grace was given to me #– #the least of all the saints #– #to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ,
And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery #– #Christ. ,
But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
who in the past were disobedient, when God patiently waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared. In it a few #– #that is, eight people , #– #were saved through water.
For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.
Also, regard the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our dear brother Paul has written to you according to the wisdom given to him.
Above all, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days scoffing and following their own evil desires,
The Lord does not delay his promise, as some understand delay, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.
I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
See! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.