Romans 5:3

“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Romans 5:3

And not onely so, but we glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;
- American Standard Version (1901)

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;
- Basic English Bible

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;
- Darby Bible

And not only so; but we glory also in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And not only so, but let us also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
- English Revised Version

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Romans 5:3

Wesley's Notes for Romans 5:3


5:3 We glory in tribulations also - Which we are so far from esteeming a mark of God's displeasure, that we receive them as tokens of his fatherly love, whereby we are prepared for a more exalted happiness. The Jews objected to the persecuted state of the Christians as inconsistent with the people of the Messiah. It is therefore with great propriety that the apostle so often mentions the blessings arising from this very thing.



People's Bible Notes for Romans 5:3


Ro 5:3 We glory in tribulations also. The peace of Christ is so sweet, and the hope of the saint so glorious, that the Christian can even exult in present sufferings, since he has assurance that even these minister to his eternal joy. Knowing that tribulation worketh patience. Various steps of progress are named here in order. Affliction works out "patience", and patience secures "approval". Such is probably the meaning of the word rendered in the Common Version "experience" (Ro 5:4). So Macknight and Schaff render it. Patient endurance of affliction secures the divine approval.

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