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Romans 5:3
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Not only so, but we
[a]
also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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Romans 5:3 in Other Translations
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And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
ESV
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More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
NLT
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We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.
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There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us,
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And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,
Romans 5:3 In-Context
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Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
3
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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perseverance, character; and character, hope.
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And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
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Matthew 5:12
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Hebrews 10:36
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James 1:2,3
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[a].
Or "let us"
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