Romans 5:3

Romans 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
• New International Version (NIV)Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
• New King James Version (NKJV)And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
• New Living Translation (NLT)We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.

Context of Romans 5:3

1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 5:3 word by word

οὐ μόνον δέ, ἀλλὰ καὶ καυχώμεθα ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσιν εἰδότες ὅτι ἡ θλῖψις ὑπομονὴν κατεργάζεται,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• notοὐou · noG3756
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• we gloryκαυχάομαιkauchaomai · to boastG2744
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• tribulationsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• tribulationsθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• workethκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
• patienceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281

Cross-references for Romans 5:3

• Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
• Matthew 5:10"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 6:22"Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!
• Acts 5:41Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• Ephesians 3:13So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.
• Philippians 1:29For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,
• Philippians 2:17Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
• James 1:2Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
• 1 Peter 3:14But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
• 1 Peter 4:16Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
• Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

Commentaries on Romans 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And not only so - We are not only happy from being in this state of communion with our God, and the prospect of being eternally with him; But we glory in tribulations also - All the sufferings we endure for the testimony of our Lord are so sanctified to us by his grace, that they become powerful instruments of increasing our happiness. Tribulation worketh patience - ̔, Endurance under trials, without sustaining loss or deterioration. It is a metaphor…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And 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 Romans 5:2, translated, “we rejoice” ́ kauchōmethaIt 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4See also James 1:2–4; 1 Peter 1:6–7. The similarities in these passages indicate early Christian teaching common to all three of these writers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. we glory in tribulation also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience--Patience is the quiet endurance of what we cannot but wish removed, whether it be the withholding of promised good (Ro 8:25), or the continued experience of positive ill (as here). There is indeed a patience of unrenewed nature, which has something noble in it, though in many cases the offspring of pride, if not of something lower. Men have been known to endure every form of…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 5:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Graces
• Holy Spirit
• Hope
• Patience
• Resignation
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Abound
• Access
• Atonement
• Blood
• Condemnation
• Die
• Disobedience
• Faith
• Figure
• Grace

Commentaries on Romans 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings