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,
Revelation 2:21 - Catholic Public Domain Version And I gave her a time, so that she might do penance, but she is not willing to repent from her fornication. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I gave her time to repent, but she has no desire to repent of her immorality [symbolic of idolatry] and refuses to do so. American Standard Version (1901) And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication. Common English Bible I gave her time to change her heart and life, but she refuses to change her life of prostitution. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I gave her a time that she might do penance, and she will not repent of her fornication. English Standard Version 2016 I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality. |
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,
who had been unbelieving in past times, while they waited for the patience of God, as in the days of Noah, when the ark was being built. In that ark, a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.
And let the longsuffering of our Lord be considered salvation, as also our most beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.
And they blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their anguish and wounds, but they did not repent from their works.
And men were scorched by the great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who holds power over these afflictions, but they did not repent, so as to give him glory.