Romans 2:4 Cross References - Living_Oracles

⁴ Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering; not acknowledging that the goodness of God invites you to a reformation?

⁴⁸ But as to the vicious servant, who shall say within himself, My master defers his return, ⁴⁹ and shall beat his fellow-servants, and feast and carouse with drunkards;

⁷ in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his favor,

²⁰ who formerly were disobedient, when the patience of God once waited, in the days of Noah, while an ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were effectually saved through water-

¹⁷ At length, coming to himself, he said, How many hirelings has my father, who have all more bread than suffices them, while I perish with hunger! ¹⁸ I will arise, and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and you, ¹⁹ and am no longer worthy to be called your son.

⁵ When Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and seeing him, said, Zaccheus, make haste and come down, for today I must abide at your house. ⁶ And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. ⁷ When the multitude perceived this, they said, murmuring, He is gone to be entertained by a sinner. ⁸ But Zaccheus, presenting himself before Jesus, said, Master, half of my goods I will give to the poor; and if in anything I have wronged any man, I will restore fourfold.

²⁵ whom God has set forth a propitiatory, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his own justice, in passing by the sins which were before committed, through the forbearance of God:

¹ What do we say, then? Shall we continue in sin, that favor may abound?

¹⁵ What then do we say? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under favor?

²² Yet God, willing to show his wrath, and make know his power, did bear, with much long-suffering, the vessels of wrath, fitted for destruction. ²³ And that he might make known the riches of his glory, on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory:

¹² Indeed, there is no distinction either of Jew or of Greek: for the same Lord of all, is right toward all who call upon him.

²² Behold, then, the goodness and severity of God! Toward them who fell, severity: but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness: otherwise, you also shall be cut off.

³³ Oh that depth of the riches and of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

¹⁸ that the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance among the saints;

⁴ But God being rich in mercy, through his great love with which he loved us,

⁷ that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding riches of his favor in his kindness toward us by Christ Jesus.

⁸ to me, the least of saints, was this favor given, to publish among the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ;

¹⁶ praying that, according to the riches of his glory, he would grant you to be mightily strengthened by his Spirit in the inward man:

¹⁹ But my God will fully supply all your wants, according to his riches in glory, through Christ Jesus.

²⁷ to whom God has pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

² that being compacted together in love, their hearts may be comforted, even by all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the secret of God,

¹⁶ However, for this cause I received mercy, that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them who should believe on him, in order to everlasting life.

¹⁷ Charge the rich in the present world not to be elated in mind, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who confers on us richly all things for enjoyment-

⁴ But when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour shone forth, ⁵ he saved us-not on account of works of righteousness which we had done-but according to his own mercy, through the bath of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ which he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

³ Knowing this first, that scoffers will come in the last days, walking after their own lusts,

⁹ The Lord does not delay his promise in the manner some account delaying; but he exercises long-suffering toward us, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should come to reformation.

¹⁵ And reckon the long-suffering of our Lord, to be for salvation; as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you.

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will enter into his house, and will sup with him, and he with me.