Romans 5:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 5:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 5:3 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 5:3 — KJV
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”
— Romans 5:3 (KJV)
Romans 5:3 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 5:3
“So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:3: glory, tribulations, tribulation
“And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind: grace: or, gift”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:3: only, glory, also
“Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:3: glory, tribulations, tribulation
“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:3: knowing, worketh, patience
“I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:3: also, tribulation, patience
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