Romans 5:3 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 5:3

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Basil of Caesarea

HOMILY 16 (379)

For those who are well prepared, tribulations are like certain foods and exercises for athletes which lead the contestant on to the inheritance of glory. When we are reviled, we bless; maligned, we entreat; ill-treated, we give thanks; afflicted, we glory in our afflictions.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And not only so - We not only rejoice in times of prosperity, and of health. Paul proceeds to show that this plan is not less adapted to produce support in trials. But we glory - The word used here is the same that is in Rom 5:2, translated, “we rejoice” καυχώμεθα kauchōmetha. It should have been so rendered here. The meaning is, that we rejoice not only in hope; not only in the direct results of justification, in the immediate effect which religion itself produces; but we carry our joy and triumph even into the midst of trials.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὐ	ou	Not	G3756 →
μόνον	monon	only [so]	G3441 →
δέ,	de	now,	G1161 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
καυχώμεθα	kauchōmetha	we glory	G2744 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταῖς	tais	<the>	G3588 →
θλίψεσιν	thlipsesin	tribulations	G2347 →
εἰδότες	eidotes	knowing
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
θλῖψις	thlipsis	tribulation	G2347 →
ὑπομονὴν	hupomonēn	perseverance	G5281 →
κατεργάζεται,	katergazetai	produces,	G2716 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
  In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Revelation 2:10
  Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
- James 5:11
  See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
- Romans 8:28
  And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
leads to
- Romans 8:18
  I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
- Romans 5:3–5
  Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- James 1:12
  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans