{Vessels of mercy} (skeu(8820)eleous). Objective genitive like
skeu(8820)org(8873). {Afore prepared} (pro(8874)oimasen). First aorist
active indicative of proetoimaz(935c), old verb to make ready (from
hetoimos, ready) and pro, before, in N.T. only here and  Eph
2:10 . But same idea in  Ro 8:28-30 .