And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we[a] know that affliction produces patient endurance, and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:3 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal