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21 Or hath not the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor? 22 What if God, [a]willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction: 23 [b]and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:22 Or, although willing
  2. Romans 9:23 Some ancient authorities omit and.

21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(A)

22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(B) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(C) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(D) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(E)

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