“And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works endurance;”— Romans 5:3 (LSV)
1Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2through whom also we have the access by faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.
3And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works endurance;
4and the endurance, experience; and the experience, hope;
5and the hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God has been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
6For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time died for the impious;