Romans 2:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”
χρηστότης
Kindness, goodness, gentleness. Chrestotes. The kindness of God leads you to repentance. God is kind. His kindness is not weakness. It is the most powerful force drawing people to Him.
μετάνοια
Repentance
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μετάνοια
Repentance, a change of mind and direction. Metanoia. God's kindness leads you to repentance. Repentance is not running from God. It is running to Him. It begins with His kindness.
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μακροθυμία
patience
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μακροθυμία
Patience, long-suffering, endurance. Makrothumia. Be completely humble and gentle be patient bearing with one another in love. Patience in relationships is love made visible.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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χρηστός
kindness
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χρηστός
Easy, kind, good, gracious. Chrestos. My yoke is easy. Jesus does not burden those who come to Him. He lightens every load. His way is kind and His burden is light.
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πλοῦτος
riches
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πλοῦτος
wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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καταφρονέω
despise you
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καταφρονέω
to think against, i.e. disesteem
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ἀνοχή
Forbearance
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ἀνοχή
self-restraint, i.e. tolerance
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