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1 Thessalonians 5:9
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1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.
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1 Thessalonians 5:9
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1 Thessalonians 5:9
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9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(A) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(B)
1 Thessalonians 1:10
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1 Thessalonians 1:10
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10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.
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1 Thessalonians 1:10
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1 Thessalonians 1:10
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10 and to wait for his Son from heaven,(A) whom he raised from the dead(B)—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.(C)
1 Timothy 1:13
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.
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1 Timothy 1:13
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor(A) and a violent man, I was shown mercy(B) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.(C)
1 Thessalonians 3:3
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1 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles.
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1 Thessalonians 3:3
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1 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials.(A) For you know quite well that we are destined for them.(B)
Romans 11:7
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Romans 11:7
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7 So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
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Romans 11:7
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Romans 11:7
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7 What then? What the people of Israel sought so earnestly they did not obtain.(A) The elect among them did, but the others were hardened,(B)
Acts 13:48
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Acts 13:48
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48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.
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Acts 13:48
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Acts 13:48
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48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(A) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
Acts 1:25
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Acts 1:25
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25 as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.”
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Acts 1:25
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Acts 1:25
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25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.”
1 Peter 2:10
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1 Peter 2:10
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10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(A) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
2 Timothy 2:10
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.
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2 Timothy 2:10
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore I endure everything(A) for the sake of the elect,(B) that they too may obtain the salvation(C) that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(D)
1 Timothy 1:16
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1 Timothy 1:16
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16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.
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1 Timothy 1:16
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1 Timothy 1:16
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16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy(A) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience(B) as an example for those who would believe(C) in him and receive eternal life.(D)
Romans 9:11-23
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Romans 9:11-23
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11 But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; 12 he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”[a] 13 In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”[b]
14 Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15 For God said to Moses,
“I will show mercy to anyone I choose,
and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”[c]
16 So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
17 For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.”[d] 18 So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.
19 Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?”
20 No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21 When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? 22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23 He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
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Romans 9:11-23
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Romans 9:11-23
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11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad(A)—in order that God’s purpose(B) in election might stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a](C) 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”[b](D)
14 What then shall we say?(E) Is God unjust? Not at all!(F) 15 For he says to Moses,
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”[c](G)
16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.(H) 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”[d](I) 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.(J)
19 One of you will say to me:(K) “Then why does God still blame us?(L) For who is able to resist his will?”(M) 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?(N) “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it,(O) ‘Why did you make me like this?’”[e](P) 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?(Q)
22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(R) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(S) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(T) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(U)—
Footnotes
- Romans 9:12 Gen. 25:23
- Romans 9:13 Mal. 1:2,3
- Romans 9:15 Exodus 33:19
- Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16
- Romans 9:20 Isaiah 29:16; 45:9
Acts 1:20
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Acts 1:20
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20 Peter continued, “This was written in the book of Psalms, where it says, ‘Let his home become desolate, with no one living in it.’ It also says, ‘Let someone else take his position.’[a]
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Exodus 9:16
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Exodus 9:16
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16 But I have spared you for a purpose—to show you my power[a] and to spread my fame throughout the earth.
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Exodus 9:16
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Exodus 9:16
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16 But I have raised you up[a] for this very purpose,(A) that I might show you my power(B) and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
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- Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you
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