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Faith Brings Joy

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace[a] with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

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  1. 5:1 Some manuscripts read let us have peace.

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