Romans 5:3

King James Version (KJV)

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Translations

Romans 5:3 - Amplified Bible

Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult {and} triumph in our troubles {and} rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure {and} affliction {and} hardship produce patient {and} unswerving endurance.

Romans 5:3 - American Standard Version

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;

Romans 5:3 - Bible in Basic English

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Romans 5:3 - Darby Bible

And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

Romans 5:3 - English Standard Version

More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Romans 5:3 - King James Version

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Romans 5:3 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y no sòlo esto, sino que también nos gloriamos en las tribulaciones, sabiendo que la tribulaciòn produce paciencia;

Romans 5:3 - The Message

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, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

Romans 5:3 - New American Standard Bible

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

Romans 5:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y no sòlo esto, sino que también nos gloriamos en las tribulaciones, sabiendo que la tribulaciòn produce paciencia (perseverancia);

Romans 5:3 - World English Bible

Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;

Romans 5:3 - Young's Living Translation

And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

Romans 5:3 - Additional Comments

We can rejoice greatly (i.e. glory in) the fact that we have tribulation.
Why? It results in perseverance.
And why perseverance? It results in character, and then hope.
So, tribulation results in giving us hope in the glory of God (verse 2).

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