Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,
New American Standard Bible
And He did so to make known
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,
Holman Bible
And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory
International Standard Version
Can't he also reveal his glorious riches to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of time for glory
A Conservative Version
and that he might make known the wealth of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he previously prepared for glory,
Amplified
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,
An Understandable Version
[What if He did this] in order to demonstrate His wealth of glory toward people who deserved His mercy, whom He had previously determined should receive [such special] honor?
Anderson New Testament
and, that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he before prepared for glory, showed mercy to us,
Bible in Basic English
And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,
Common New Testament
in order to make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and display his infinite goodness to such objects of mercy, as he had prepared for glory?
Darby Translation
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
Godbey New Testament
and in order that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared unto glory?
Goodspeed New Testament
so as to show all the wealth of his glory in dealing with the objects of his mercy, whom he has prepared from the beginning to share his glory,
John Wesley New Testament
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, whom he had before prepared for glory?
Julia Smith Translation
And that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared for glory
King James 2000
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared unto glory,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [he did so] in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,
Modern King James verseion
and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory:
Moffatt New Testament
What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory ??24 that is, for us whom he has called from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews?
Montgomery New Testament
And what if he thus purposed to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory?
NET Bible
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 --
New Heart English Bible
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,
Noyes New Testament
purposing also to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
Sawyer New Testament
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared for glory,
The Emphasized Bible
In order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy which he prepared beforehand for glory, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy which he had before prepared for glory:
Twentieth Century New Testament
So as to make known his surpassing glory in dealing with the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared beforehand for glory,
Webster
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
Weymouth New Testament
in order to make known His infinite goodness towards the subjects of His mercy whom He has prepared beforehand for glory,
Williams New Testament
so as to make known the riches of His glory for the objects of His mercy, whom He prepared in ages past to share His 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,
Worrell New Testament
and that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us,
Worsley New Testament
and that He might make known the riches of his glory in the vessels of mercy, which He hath prepared for glory?
Youngs Literal Translation
and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us --
Themes
The call of God » To man is » According to the purpose of God
Calling » Those that are called by God
Children » Who are the children of God
Election » Of saints, is » To eternal glory
Glory » Eternal » Saints afore prepared to
Glory » Eternal » Saints prepared unto
Topics
Interlinear
Gnorizo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 9:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Anger And Mercy
22 What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction: 23 and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory, 24 even us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
Cross References
Romans 2:4
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Ephesians 3:16
that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
1 Chronicles 29:18
O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee;
Luke 1:17
And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him .
Romans 5:20-21
And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
Romans 8:29
For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
Ephesians 1:18
having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 2:3-5
among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:--
Ephesians 2:7
that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:
Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 3:8
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Colossians 1:12
giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Colossians 1:27
to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God appointed us not into wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 Thessalonians 1:10-12
when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
2 Timothy 2:21
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.
Titus 3:3-7
For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
1 Peter 1:2-5
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.