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Berean Standard Bible

“What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—”

Romans 9:23

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In Romans 9 Paul wrestles with God's purposes for Israel and the nations, using the image of a potter and clay. Christians have long debated how to read the chapter's language on election.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—

World English Bible (WEB)

and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory,

King James Version (KJV)

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

American Standard Version (ASV)

and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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 --

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y para hacer notorias las riquezas de su gloria, mostrólas para con los vasos de misericordia que él ha preparado para gloria;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Él también tiene derecho de llamar a personas como nosotros, judíos o gentiles, y demostrar así su gran amor y poder para salvarnos. Desde un principio tuvo compasión de nosotros y nos preparó para su gloria.

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