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Romans 9:22 — King James Version← Study notes

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:


Romans 9:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 9:2222 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
What ifwordG1487
δὲde
nowwordG1161
θέλωνthelōn
desiringverbG2309
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ἐνδείξασθαιendeixasthai
to showverbG1731
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ὀργὴνorgēn
wrathnounG3709
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γνωρίσαιgnōrisai
to make knownverbG1107
τὸto
thearticleG3588
δυνατὸνdynaton
poweradjectiveG1415
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ἤνεγκενēnenken
boreverbG5342
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
πολλῇpollē
muchadjectiveG4183
μακροθυμίᾳmakrothymia
patiencenounG3115
σκεύηskeuē
the vesselsnounG4632
ὀργῆςorgēs
of wrathnounG3709
κατηρτισμέναkatērtismena
fittedverbG2675
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
ἀπώλειανapōleian
destructionnounG684
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 9:22

“What if God, willing to show His wrath, and to make His power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had afore prepared unto glory, even us, whom He has chosen, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.” What he means is somewhat as follows. Pharaoh was a vessel of wrath, that is, a man who by his own hard-heartedness had kindled the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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