Romans 2:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Despisest

Romans 6:1

Matthew 24:48

2 Peter 3:3

Riches

Forbearance

General references

Luke 8:6

Bible References

Despisest

What, then, shall we say? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?

But if that wicked servant shall say in his heart, My master delays his coming;

knowing this first, that there will come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

Riches

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,

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call on him:

the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the remission of sins, according to the riches of his grace,

but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love with which he loved us,

to me, who am by far the least of all the saints, has this grace been given, that I might preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ,

But my God will supply all your need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

to whom God would make known what is the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,

that their hearts may be comforted, they being firmly united in love in order to gain all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may acknowledge the mystery of God, even the Father, and of Christ,

Charge those who are rich in this age, that they be not proud, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us all things richly for our enjoyment,

But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Savior appeared, he saved us,

Forbearance

whom God has set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice, through faith in his blood, in order to manifest his righteousness, in passing by the sins that were formerly committed through the forbearance of God;

What, then, if God, intending to show his wrath, and to make his power known, yet, in much long-suffering bore with the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction:

But for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all long-suffering, for an example to those who might afterward believe on him in order to life eternal.

who formerly were disobedient, when the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while an ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were brought in safety through the water;

General references

And some fell upon the rock; and when it had sprung up, it withered, because it had no moisture.