Or despisest thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? |
Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? |
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not realizing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? |
Or do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you towards repentance? |
Or are you [so blind as to] trifle with and presume upon and despise and underestimate the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering patience? Are you unmindful or actually ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God’s will)? |
Or, the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering are you treating with contempt, being ignorant that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance? |
Are you, perhaps, misinterpreting God’s generosity and patient mercy towards you as weakness on His part? Don’t you realise that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? |
Do you think so little of the riches of God’s kindness, forbearance, and patience, not conscious that His kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? |
Or 2228 despisest 2706 thou the 3588 riches 4149 of His 848 goodness 5544 and 2532 forbearance 463 and 2532 longsuffering; 3115 not knowing 50 that 3754 the 3588 goodness 5543 of God 2316 leadeth 71 thee 4571 to 1519 repentance? 3341 |
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