Romans 9:23 (WEB)
and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—
Fathers and councils · 9
Augustine of Hippo
“That they might not be vessels of wrath, but vessels of mercy.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 22, 23.
Read the whole comment“Where although we understand mercy,—for these words follow, “for sweet is Thy mercy,”—because he said not, “In me,” or, “over me;” or anything of this sort: but, “work Thou with Me;” we rightly understand that the Father and Son together work mercifully towards the vessels of mercy.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 23.
Read the whole comment““From the beginning of the world,” that is, from the birth of the human race, “I was mindful of Thy judgments” upon the vessels of wrath, which are fitted unto perdition: “and I received comfort,” since through these also hast Thou shown the riches of Thy glory on the vessels of Thy mercy.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 22, 23.
Read the whole comment“The strong man was conquered by this righteousness, and bound with this chain, that his vessels might be spoiled, which with himself and his angels had been vessels of wrath while with him, and might be turned into vessels of mercy.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 22, 23
Read the whole comment“Now citizens are begotten to the earthly city by nature vitiated by sin, but to the heavenly city by grace freeing nature from sin; whence the former are called “vessels of wrath,” the latter “vessels of mercy.”” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 22, 23.
Read the whole comment“But without doubt we are to understand it as spoken of those who are elsewhere called “vessels of mercy,” because even they are freed from misery not on account of any merit of their own, but solely through the pity of God.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 23
Read the whole comment“For out of that mass, which has all perished in Adam, are formed the vessels of mercy, whereof that world of reconciliation is composed, that is hated by the world which belongeth to the vessels of wrath that are formed out of the same mass and fitted to destruction.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 21, 23.
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Jerome
“(10) What is the meaning of the passage, Rom. ix. 14–29?” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…the wheat, and when the servants proposed to go and root them up the master forbade them, reserving for himself the separation of the chaff and the grain.There are vessels of wrath and of mercy which the Apostle speaks of in the house of God.” — editor's note: Rom. ix. 22, 23; 2 Tim. ii. 20, 21.
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Cross-references · 17
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in The City of God XV.2.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.15.
Cited together in The Enchiridion Chapter 112.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.15.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.15.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.15.