Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified(A) through faith,(B) we[a] have peace(C) with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(D) through whom we have gained access(E) by faith into this grace in which we now stand.(F) And we[b] boast in the hope(G) of the glory of God. Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings,(H) because we know that suffering produces perseverance;(I) perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope(J) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(K) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(L) who has been given to us.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:1 Many manuscripts let us
  2. Romans 5:2 Or let us
  3. Romans 5:3 Or let us

We Enjoy Peace with God through Jesus

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have[a] peace with God through our Lord Jesus the Messiah.[b] Through him we have also obtained[c] access by faith[d] into this grace by which we have been established, and we boast[e] because of our hope in God’s glory. Not only that, but we also boast[f] in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces hope. Now this hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:1 Other mss. read let’s have
  2. Romans 5:1 Or Christ
  3. Romans 5:2 Or let’s also obtain
  4. Romans 5:2 Other mss. lack by faith
  5. Romans 5:2 Or let’s boast
  6. Romans 5:3 Or let’s also boast