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22 But what if God, wanting[a] to demonstrate His wrath and to make-known His power, bore[b] with much patience vessels of wrath having been prepared[c] for destruction, 23 and did so in order that He might make-known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy which He prepared-beforehand[d] for glory— 24 even us whom He called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:22 Or, willing, wishing, intending. Paul may mean because of wanting; or, although wanting.
  2. Romans 9:22 Or, endured, put up with.
  3. Romans 9:22 By whom? Perhaps God (as in 9:18; 11:7-8; Jn 12:37-40); Satan; or themselves, rendering it ‘having prepared-themselves’.
  4. Romans 9:23 Note that God endured the one group, but actively prepared-beforehand the other.

22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(A) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(B) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(C) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(D) 24 even us, whom he also called,(E) not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?(F)

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