And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Romans 9:22 - New Revised Standard Version What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath that are made for destruction; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What if God, although fully intending to show [the awfulness of] His wrath and to make known His power and authority, has tolerated with much patience the vessels (objects) of [His] anger which are ripe for destruction? [Prov. 16:4.] American Standard Version (1901) What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction: Common English Bible What if God very patiently puts up with pots made for wrath that were designed for destruction, because he wanted to show his wrath and to make his power known? Catholic Public Domain Version What if God, wanting to reveal his wrath and to make his power known, endured, with much patience, vessels deserving wrath, fit to be destroyed, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction, |
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Who considers the power of your anger? Your wrath is as great as the fear that is due you.
But this is why I have let you live: to show you my power, and to make my name resound through all the earth.
The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end;
And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?
‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the parents upon the children to the third and the fourth generation.’
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of those who by their wickedness suppress the truth.
For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”
But who indeed are you, a human being, to argue with God? Will what is molded say to the one who molds it, “Why have you made me like this?”
Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one object for special use and another for ordinary use?
by hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they have constantly been filling up the measure of their sins; but God's wrath has overtaken them at last.
For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
In a large house there are utensils not only of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for special use, some for ordinary.
and “A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced against them long ago, has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment
and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
For certain intruders have stolen in among you, people who long ago were designated for this condemnation as ungodly, who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.