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Romans 9:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,


Romans 9:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 9:2315 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
alsowordG2532
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
γνωρίσῃgnōrisē
He may make knownverbG1107
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
πλοῦτονplouton
richesnounG4149
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
δόξηςdoxēs
glorynounG1391
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
σκεύηskeuē
the vesselsnounG4632
ἐλέουςeleous
of mercynounG1656
ha
whichrelative pronounG3739
προητοίμασενproētoimasen
He prepared beforehandverbG4282
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
δόξανdoxan
glory?nounG1391
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 9:23

“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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