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Romans 9:17-18
17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, y “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.
Romans 9:21-22
21 c Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump d one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? 22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience e vessels of wrath f prepared for destruction,
Matthew 11:25-26
Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest
25 h At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, i Lord of heaven and earth, that j you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and k revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your l gracious will. [1]
2 Timothy 2:20
20 Now in i a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, j some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.
Jude 1:4
4 For h certain people i have crept in unnoticed j who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert k the grace of our God into sensuality and l deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:8
8 and
x “A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, y as they were destined to do.
Translation Notes
- [1] 11:26 Or for so it pleased you well
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Matt. 11:1–12:50 Opposition to the Messiah Emerges. Resistance to Jesus' ministry has appeared occasionally (e.g., 9:3–4) but now begins to build significantly, occasioned first by the innocuous questions of John the Baptist (11:2–19), then through the overt hostility of the Jewish religious leaders (12:1–45).
Matt. 11:1–30 Jesus, John the Baptist, and Ministry in Galilee. Jesus responds to John the Baptist's questions (vv. 2–6) with a mild rebuke and a glowing tribute (vv. 7–19). He then speaks words of judgment on the unrepentant (vv. 20–24) and words of invitation to those who would find their rest in him (vv. 25–30).
Matt. 11:25–26 these things. The message and activities of the kingdom of heaven, which require faith and humility to grasp. wise and understanding. Those who are wise in the world's eyes but are unrepentant and stubbornly refuse to accept the gospel. little children. Those who receive the gospel in simple faith (cf. 18:1–5).
