Romans 5:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 5:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 5:5 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 5:5 — KJV
“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
— Romans 5:5 (KJV)
Romans 5:5 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 5:5
“Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:5: because, god, holy
“(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:5: because, holy, ghost
“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:5: god, shed, holy
“And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:5: god, holy, ghost
“And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.”
Shares key themes with Romans 5:5: because, shed, holy
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