Romans 9:23 And what if He has done so to make known the riches of His glory to the objects of His mercy, which He has prepared beforehand for glory,

9:23 AMP

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Amplified Bible - And what if He has done so to make known the riches of His glory to the objects of His mercy, which He has prepared beforehand for glory,
新标点和合本 - 又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这是为了要把他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这是为了要把他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
当代译本 - 以便在祂预备施怜悯、赐荣耀的器皿上彰显祂丰盛的荣耀，又有何不可？
圣经新译本 - 为了要使他丰盛的荣耀，彰显在那蒙恩、早已预备要得荣耀的器皿上，这又有什么不可呢？
中文标准译本 - 再者，如果这是为要将他那荣耀的丰盛显明在这些得蒙怜悯的器皿，就是他早已预备要归于荣耀的器皿上，那又怎么样呢？
现代标点和合本 - 又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上——
和合本（拼音版） - 又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
New International Version - What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—
New International Reader's Version - What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.
English Standard Version - in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—
New Living Translation - He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
Christian Standard Bible - And what if he did this to make known the riches of his glory on objects of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory —
New American Standard Bible - And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon objects of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,
New King James Version - and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
American Standard Version - and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
King James Version - And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
New English Translation - And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory –
World English Bible - and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
新標點和合本 - 又要將他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這是為了要把他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這是為了要把他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。
當代譯本 - 以便在祂預備施憐憫、賜榮耀的器皿上彰顯祂豐盛的榮耀，又有何不可？
聖經新譯本 - 為了要使他豐盛的榮耀，彰顯在那蒙恩、早已預備要得榮耀的器皿上，這又有甚麼不可呢？
呂振中譯本 - 為要播知他榮耀之豐富是賜給那蒙憐憫的、那早豫備好了、可進入「榮耀」的、器皿，就怎麼樣呢？他所寬容的
中文標準譯本 - 再者，如果這是為要將他那榮耀的豐盛顯明在這些得蒙憐憫的器皿，就是他早已預備要歸於榮耀的器皿上，那又怎麼樣呢？
現代標點和合本 - 又要將他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上——
文理和合譯本 - 且欲示其豐富之榮於矜恤之器、備以獲榮者、
文理委辦譯本 - 而以大榮示我儕蒙召者、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 又將其榮之富有、顯示於蒙矜恤所預定以得榮之器、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 而對於吾人預定為榮貴之器、沛加恩澤、以揚其無窮之榮、
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¿Qué si lo hizo para dar a conocer sus gloriosas riquezas a los que eran objeto de su misericordia, y a quienes de antemano preparó para esa gloria?
현대인의 성경 - 또 하나님이 불쌍히 여기셔서 영광을 받도록 미리 준비하신 사람들에게 그분의 풍성한 영광을 알리시기 위해 그렇게 하셨다면 어떻게 하겠습니까?
Новый Русский Перевод - Что если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы, –
Восточный перевод - Что, если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы,
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Что, если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы,
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Что, если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы,
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Oui, qu’as-tu à redire si Dieu a agi ainsi pour manifester la richesse de sa gloire en faveur de ceux qui sont les objets de sa compassion, ceux qu’il a préparés d’avance pour la gloire ?
リビングバイブル - 同時に神は、ユダヤ人であっても外国人であっても、ご自分の栄光のために呼び出し、あわれみを与えることで、神がどんなに偉大な方かをすべての人に示す権利を持っておられます。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ ἵνα γνωρίσῃ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σκεύη ἐλέους ἃ προητοίμασεν εἰς δόξαν;
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ ἵνα γνωρίσῃ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σκεύη ἐλέους, ἃ προητοίμασεν εἰς δόξαν,
Nova Versão Internacional - Que dizer, se ele fez isso para tornar conhecidas as riquezas de sua glória aos vasos de sua misericórdia, que preparou de antemão para glória,
Hoffnung für alle - All das tat er, um an den Menschen, die an seiner Herrlichkeit teilhaben sollen, seine Barmherzigkeit zu beweisen. So möchte er an ihnen in reichem Maße seine Herrlichkeit zeigen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa không có quyền bày tỏ vinh quang rực rỡ của Ngài cho những người đáng thương xót được chuẩn bị từ trước để hưởng vinh quang với Ngài sao?
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2 Thessalonians 1:10 - when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day [that is, glorified through the changed lives of those who have accepted Him as Savior and have been set apart for His purpose], and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed and trusted [and confirmed in your lives].
2 Thessalonians 1:11 - With this in view, we constantly pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of your calling [to faith] and with [His] power fulfill every desire for goodness, and complete [your] every work of faith,
2 Thessalonians 1:12 - so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you [by what you do], and you in Him, according to the [precious] grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 3:8 - To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],
Colossians 1:27 - God [in His eternal plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and guarantee of [realizing the] glory.
Ephesians 1:6 - to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
Ephesians 1:7 - In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace
Ephesians 1:8 - which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and understanding [with practical insight]
Ephesians 1:18 - And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),
1 Thessalonians 5:9 - For God has not destined us to [incur His] wrath [that is, He did not select us to condemn us], but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Colossians 1:12 - giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints (God’s people) in the Light.
Romans 8:29 - For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers.
Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
Luke 1:17 - It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”
Romans 5:20 - But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable, gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased all the more,
Romans 5:21 - so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Titus 3:3 - For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
Titus 3:4 - But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:6 - whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Titus 3:7 - so that we would be justified [made free of the guilt of sin] by His [compassionate, undeserved] grace, and that we would be [acknowledged as acceptable to Him and] made heirs of eternal life [actually experiencing it] according to our hope (His guarantee).
Ephesians 2:3 - Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
Ephesians 2:4 - But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
Ephesians 2:5 - even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).
2 Timothy 2:21 - Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things [which are dishonorable—disobedient, sinful], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified [set apart for a special purpose and], useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].
2 Thessalonians 2:14 - It was to this end that He called you through our gospel [the good news of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection], so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:7 - [and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
1 Chronicles 29:18 - O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the minds of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You;
Ephesians 3:16 - May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],
1 Peter 1:2 - according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:4 - [born anew] into an inheritance which is imperishable [beyond the reach of change] and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:5 - who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
Romans 2:4 - Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - And what if He has done so to make known the riches of His glory to the objects of His mercy, which He has prepared beforehand for glory,
新标点和合本 - 又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 这是为了要把他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 这是为了要把他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
当代译本 - 以便在祂预备施怜悯、赐荣耀的器皿上彰显祂丰盛的荣耀，又有何不可？
圣经新译本 - 为了要使他丰盛的荣耀，彰显在那蒙恩、早已预备要得荣耀的器皿上，这又有什么不可呢？
中文标准译本 - 再者，如果这是为要将他那荣耀的丰盛显明在这些得蒙怜悯的器皿，就是他早已预备要归于荣耀的器皿上，那又怎么样呢？
现代标点和合本 - 又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上——
和合本（拼音版） - 又要将他丰盛的荣耀彰显在那蒙怜悯、早预备得荣耀的器皿上。
New International Version - What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—
New International Reader's Version - What if he put up with them to show the riches of his glory to other people? Those other people are the ones he shows his mercy to. He made them to receive his glory.
English Standard Version - in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—
New Living Translation - He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
Christian Standard Bible - And what if he did this to make known the riches of his glory on objects of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory —
New American Standard Bible - And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon objects of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,
New King James Version - and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
American Standard Version - and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
King James Version - And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
New English Translation - And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory –
World English Bible - and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
新標點和合本 - 又要將他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 這是為了要把他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 這是為了要把他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上。
當代譯本 - 以便在祂預備施憐憫、賜榮耀的器皿上彰顯祂豐盛的榮耀，又有何不可？
聖經新譯本 - 為了要使他豐盛的榮耀，彰顯在那蒙恩、早已預備要得榮耀的器皿上，這又有甚麼不可呢？
呂振中譯本 - 為要播知他榮耀之豐富是賜給那蒙憐憫的、那早豫備好了、可進入「榮耀」的、器皿，就怎麼樣呢？他所寬容的
中文標準譯本 - 再者，如果這是為要將他那榮耀的豐盛顯明在這些得蒙憐憫的器皿，就是他早已預備要歸於榮耀的器皿上，那又怎麼樣呢？
現代標點和合本 - 又要將他豐盛的榮耀彰顯在那蒙憐憫、早預備得榮耀的器皿上——
文理和合譯本 - 且欲示其豐富之榮於矜恤之器、備以獲榮者、
文理委辦譯本 - 而以大榮示我儕蒙召者、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 又將其榮之富有、顯示於蒙矜恤所預定以得榮之器、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 而對於吾人預定為榮貴之器、沛加恩澤、以揚其無窮之榮、
Nueva Versión Internacional - ¿Qué si lo hizo para dar a conocer sus gloriosas riquezas a los que eran objeto de su misericordia, y a quienes de antemano preparó para esa gloria?
현대인의 성경 - 또 하나님이 불쌍히 여기셔서 영광을 받도록 미리 준비하신 사람들에게 그분의 풍성한 영광을 알리시기 위해 그렇게 하셨다면 어떻게 하겠습니까?
Новый Русский Перевод - Что если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы, –
Восточный перевод - Что, если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы,
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Что, если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы,
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Что, если Он делает это для того, чтобы проявить богатство Своей славы к тем, к кому Он хочет проявить милость и кого Он приготовил для славы,
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Oui, qu’as-tu à redire si Dieu a agi ainsi pour manifester la richesse de sa gloire en faveur de ceux qui sont les objets de sa compassion, ceux qu’il a préparés d’avance pour la gloire ?
リビングバイブル - 同時に神は、ユダヤ人であっても外国人であっても、ご自分の栄光のために呼び出し、あわれみを与えることで、神がどんなに偉大な方かをすべての人に示す権利を持っておられます。
Nestle Aland 28 - καὶ ἵνα γνωρίσῃ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σκεύη ἐλέους ἃ προητοίμασεν εἰς δόξαν;
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - καὶ ἵνα γνωρίσῃ τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σκεύη ἐλέους, ἃ προητοίμασεν εἰς δόξαν,
Nova Versão Internacional - Que dizer, se ele fez isso para tornar conhecidas as riquezas de sua glória aos vasos de sua misericórdia, que preparou de antemão para glória,
Hoffnung für alle - All das tat er, um an den Menschen, die an seiner Herrlichkeit teilhaben sollen, seine Barmherzigkeit zu beweisen. So möchte er an ihnen in reichem Maße seine Herrlichkeit zeigen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa không có quyền bày tỏ vinh quang rực rỡ của Ngài cho những người đáng thương xót được chuẩn bị từ trước để hưởng vinh quang với Ngài sao?
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จะว่าอย่างไรถ้าพระองค์ทรงกระทำเช่นนี้เพื่อสำแดงพระเกียรติสิริอันอุดมแก่ผู้ที่ได้รับพระเมตตาคุณของพระองค์ ผู้ซึ่งทรงเตรียมไว้ล่วงหน้าเพื่อพระเกียรติสิริ?
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2 Thessalonians 1:10 - when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day [that is, glorified through the changed lives of those who have accepted Him as Savior and have been set apart for His purpose], and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed and trusted [and confirmed in your lives].
2 Thessalonians 1:11 - With this in view, we constantly pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of your calling [to faith] and with [His] power fulfill every desire for goodness, and complete [your] every work of faith,
2 Thessalonians 1:12 - so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you [by what you do], and you in Him, according to the [precious] grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 3:8 - To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],
Colossians 1:27 - God [in His eternal plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and guarantee of [realizing the] glory.
Ephesians 1:6 - to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
Ephesians 1:7 - In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace
Ephesians 1:8 - which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and understanding [with practical insight]
Ephesians 1:18 - And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),
1 Thessalonians 5:9 - For God has not destined us to [incur His] wrath [that is, He did not select us to condemn us], but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Colossians 1:12 - giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints (God’s people) in the Light.
Romans 8:29 - For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers.
Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
Luke 1:17 - It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”
Romans 5:20 - But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable, gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased all the more,
Romans 5:21 - so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Titus 3:3 - For we too once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various sinful desires and pleasures, spending and wasting our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
Titus 3:4 - But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:6 - whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Titus 3:7 - so that we would be justified [made free of the guilt of sin] by His [compassionate, undeserved] grace, and that we would be [acknowledged as acceptable to Him and] made heirs of eternal life [actually experiencing it] according to our hope (His guarantee).
Ephesians 2:3 - Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
Ephesians 2:4 - But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
Ephesians 2:5 - even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).
2 Timothy 2:21 - Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things [which are dishonorable—disobedient, sinful], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified [set apart for a special purpose and], useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 - But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].
2 Thessalonians 2:14 - It was to this end that He called you through our gospel [the good news of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection], so that you may obtain and share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:7 - [and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
1 Chronicles 29:18 - O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the minds of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You;
Ephesians 3:16 - May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],
1 Peter 1:2 - according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God].
1 Peter 1:3 - Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant and boundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:4 - [born anew] into an inheritance which is imperishable [beyond the reach of change] and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:5 - who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time.
Romans 2:4 - Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?