Romans
Romans 2:4
4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| do you disregard | καταφρονεῖς | kataphroneis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2706 I despise, scorn |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| riches | πλούτου | ploutou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4149 riches, wealth |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| kindness | χρηστότητος | chrēstotētos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5544 goodness, benignity, kindness |
| tolerance | ἀνοχῆς | anochēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G463 forbearance |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| patience | μακροθυμίας | makrothymias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3115 patience, forbearance |
| not realizing | ἀγνοῶν | agnoōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G50 I do not know, am ignorant of |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| kindness | χρηστὸν | chrēston | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5543 useful, gentle, pleasant, kind |
| leads | ἄγει | agei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G71 I lead |
| you | σε | se | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| repentance | μετάνοιάν | metanoian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3341 repentance, a change of mind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 3:9 · Isaiah 30:18 · Exodus 34:6 · Titus 3:4–6 · Romans 9:22–23 · Ephesians 1:18 · Psalm 86:15 · Ephesians 2:7 · Ephesians 1:7 · Romans 3:25 · Psalm 86:5 · Matthew 24:48–49
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.