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Romans 5:4 — And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
“And patience, experience; and experience, hope:”
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The verses around Romans 5:4.
2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Verse explanation
This continues a chain of cause and effect: perseverance forms a character tested by trials, and that character, in turn, feeds hope even more.
From the Romans 5 study in Bible in Stories.
Romans 5:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E a paciencia a experiencia, e a experiencia a esperança.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
a paciência [produz] experiência, e a experiência [produz] esperança.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
La fortaleza espiritual, a su vez, desarrolla un carácter maduro, y este carácter maduro trae como resultado una esperanza que cree.
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More verses about trials & hardship
- James 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
- James 1:3Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
- 1 Peter 5:10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have…
- Romans 5:3And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
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