Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation,

New American Standard Bible

What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?

King James Version

What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Holman Bible

And what if God, desiring to display His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath ready for destruction?

International Standard Version

Now if God wants to demonstrate his wrath and reveal his power, can't he be extremely patient with the objects of his wrath that are made for destruction?

A Conservative Version

And if God, wanting to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

American Standard Version

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath fitted unto destruction:

Amplified

What if God, although willing to show His [terrible] wrath and to make His power known, has tolerated with great patience the objects of His wrath [which are] prepared for destruction?

An Understandable Version

What if God [did] patiently put up with people who deserved His wrath and [who were] ready for destruction, even though He was willing to demonstrate His wrath and power?

Anderson New Testament

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:

Bible in Basic English

What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

Common New Testament

What if God, choosing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

Daniel Mace New Testament

if the divine Being has patiently bore with those objects of his displeasure, that had been working out their own destruction, why may he not reveal himself to make them feel his vindictive power,

Darby Translation

And if God, minded to shew his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction;

Godbey New Testament

But if God, wishing to show forth his indignation and make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of indignation having been perfected unto destruction:

Goodspeed New Testament

Then what if God, though he wanted to display his anger and show his power, has shown great patience toward the objects of his anger, already ripe for destruction,

John Wesley New Testament

What if God, being willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, yet endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for destruction?

Julia Smith Translation

And if God, willing anger to be shown, and his power to be made known, endured in much long suffering the vessels of anger put in proper order for destruction:

King James 2000

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [what] if God, wanting to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?

Modern King James verseion

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;

Moffatt New Testament

What if God, though desirous to display his anger and show his might, has tolerated most patiently the objects of his anger, ripe and ready to be destroyed?

Montgomery New Testament

But what if God, while intending to show forth his wrath, and to make known his power, yet endured, with much long-suffering, vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction?

NET Bible

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

New Heart English Bible

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,

Noyes New Testament

What if God endured with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction, purposing to manifest his wrath and to make known his power;

Sawyer New Testament

But if God wishing to show his wrath and to make known his power endured with much long suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

The Emphasized Bible

And, if God - wishing to shew his anger and to make known his power - bare, in much patience, with vessels of anger already fitted for destruction,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But what if God, willing to display his wrath, and to make known what is possible with him, hath borne with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted for perdition:

Twentieth Century New Testament

And what if God, intending to reveal his displeasure and make his power known, bore most patiently with the objects of his displeasure, though they were fit only to be destroyed,

Webster

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:

Weymouth New Testament

And what if God, while choosing to make manifest the terrors of His anger and to show what is possible with Him, has yet borne with long-forbearing patience with the subjects of His anger who stand ready for destruction,

Williams New Testament

And what if God, though wishing to display His anger and make known His power, yet, has most patiently borne with the objects of His anger, already ripe for destruction,

World English Bible

What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath made for destruction,

Worrell New Testament

And what if God, willing to show forth His wrath and to make known His power, endured with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction;

Worsley New Testament

And what if God, though resolved to shew his displeasure at last, and to make known his power, yet bore with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction?

Youngs Literal Translation

And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
What if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

to shew
ἐνδείκνυμι 
Endeiknumi 
show, show forth, do, vr show
Usage: 11

ὀργή 
Orge 
Usage: 35

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

to make
γνωρίζω 
Gnorizo 
Usage: 21

his

Usage: 0

δυνατός 
Dunatos 
Usage: 26

γνωρίζω 
Gnorizo 
Usage: 21

φέρω 
Phero 
Usage: 45

with
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

μακροθυμία 
Makrothumia 
Usage: 14

the vessels
σκεῦος 
Skeuos 
Usage: 17

of wrath
ὀργή 
Orge 
Usage: 35

καταρτίζω 
Katartizo 
Usage: 11

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Context Readings

God's Anger And Mercy

21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, even of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 22 Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation, 23 that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto glory:



Cross References

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD doth all things for his own sake; yea, and when he keepeth the ungodly for the day of wrath.

1 Peter 2:8

and a stone to stumble at, and a rock to offend them which stumble at the word, and believe not that whereon they were set.

Jude 1:4

For there are certain craftily crept in, of which it was written aforetime unto such judgement. They are ungodly, and turn the grace of our Lord God unto wantonness; And deny God the only Lord, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 9:21

Hath not the potter power over the clay, even of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

Genesis 15:16

and in the fourth generation they shall come hither again, for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full."

Exodus 9:16

Yet in very deed for this cause have I stirred thee up, for to show my power in thee, and to declare my name throughout all the world.

Numbers 14:11

And the LORD said unto Moses, "How long shall this people rail upon me, and how long will it be, yer they believe me, for all my signs which I have showed among them?

Numbers 14:18

'The LORD is long yer he be angry, and full of mercy, and suffereth sin and trespass, and leaveth no man innocent, and visiteth the unrighteousness of the fathers upon the children, even upon the third and fourth generation.'

Psalm 50:21-22

This thou doest, while I hold my tongue: and thinkest wickedly that I am even such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.

Psalm 90:11

But who regardeth the power of thy wrath? For even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy displeasure.

Ecclesiastes 8:11-12

Because now that evil works are not hastily punished, the heart of man giveth himself over unto wickedness.

Lamentations 3:22

{Khet} Namely, that the mercies of the LORD are not clean gone, and that his loving-kindness ceaseth not.

Matthew 23:31-33

So then: ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them, which killed the prophets.

Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God appeareth from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men which withhold the truth in unrighteousness.

Romans 2:4-5

Either despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience, and long sufferance? And rememberest not how that the kindness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Romans 9:17

For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose have I stirred thee up, to show my power on thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the world."

1 Thessalonians 2:16

and forbid us to preach unto the gentiles, that they might be saved, to fulfill their sins always: For the wrath of God is come on them, even to the utmost.

1 Thessalonians 5:9

For God hath not appointed us unto wrath: but to obtain salvation by the means of our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Timothy 2:20

Notwithstanding, in a great house are not only vessels of gold and of silver: but also of wood and of earth: Some for honour, and some unto dishonour.

1 Peter 3:20

which were in time past disobedient, when the long suffering of God abode exceeding patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few - that is to say eight souls - were saved by water,

2 Peter 2:3

and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, whose judgment is not far off, and their damnation sleepeth not.

2 Peter 2:9

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment for to be punished:

2 Peter 3:8-9

Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

2 Peter 3:15

And suppose that the long suffering of the Lord is salvation, even as our dearly beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given unto him, wrote to you,

Revelation 6:9-11

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar, the souls of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimony which they had,

Revelation 6:16-17

and said to the hills, and rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him that sitteth on the seat, and from the wrath of the lamb,

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