Romans 5:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διʼ οὗ καὶ τὴν προσαγωγὴν ἐσχήκαμεν τῇ πίστει εἰς τὴν χάριν ταύτην ἐν ᾗ ἑστήκαμεν, καὶ καυχώμεθα ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Transliteration

Through whom also the prosagōgēn we have eschēkamen by the pistei into the charin tautēn in which we have hestēkamen, and we kauchōmetha upon elpidi of the doxēs of the Theou.

Grammar Details

• *prosagōgēn*: accusative singular feminine - access/introduction
• *eschēkamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we have obtained/had
• *pistei*: dative singular feminine - by faith/belief
• *charin*: accusative singular feminine - grace/favor
• *tautēn*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative singular feminine - this
• *hestēkamen*: perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we stand/have stood
• *kauchōmetha*: present middle indicative, 1st person plural - we boast/glory/exult
• *elpidi*: dative singular feminine - hope/expectation
• *doxēs*: genitive singular feminine - glory/honor
• *Theou*: genitive singular masculine - of God

Word Meanings

• *prosagōgēn*: access/introduction/approach
• *eschēkamen*: we have obtained/had/gained
• *pistei*: by faith/belief/trust
• *charin*: grace/favor/kindness
• *hestēkamen*: we stand/have stood/are established
• *kauchōmetha*: we boast/glory/exult/rejoice

Referenced Verses

• Eph 2:18 : 18 Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.
• Eph 3:12 : 12 By whom we come near to God without fear through faith in him.
• 1 Cor 15:1 : 1 Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,
• Heb 3:6 : 6 But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
• John 5:24 : 24 Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.
• Ps 16:9-9 : 9 Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope. 10 For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death. 11 You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.
• Rom 12:12 : 12 Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,
• Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;
• Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.
• Ps 73:24 : 24 Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.
• John 10:9 : 9 I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
• Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
• Rev 22:4-5 : 4 And they will see his face; and his name will be on their brows. 5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
• 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
• Heb 10:19-20 : 19 So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus, 20 By the new and living way which he made open for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
• 1 Pet 1:3-9 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you, 5 Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day. 6 You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways, 7 So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ: 8 To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory: 9 For so you have the true end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
• Heb 6:18 : 18 So that we, who have gone in flight from danger to the hope which has been put before us, may have a strong comfort in two unchanging things, in which it is not possible for God to be false;
• 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was. 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
• Rev 3:21 : 21 To him who overcomes I will give a place with me on my high seat, even as I overcame, and am seated with my Father on his high seat.
• Rev 21:3 : 3 And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.
• Rev 21:11 : 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
• Eph 6:13 : 13 For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.
• Rom 14:4 : 4 Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.
• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
• John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
• Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they came there, and had got the church together, they gave them an account of all the things which God had done through them, and how he had made open a door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life:
• Rom 3:23 : 23 For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God;
• Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
• Rom 5:9-9 : 9 Much more, if we now have righteousness by his blood, will salvation from the wrath of God come to us through him. 10 For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;
• Rom 8:1 : 1 For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.
• Rom 8:17-18 : 17 And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory. 18 I am of the opinion that there is no comparison between the pain of this present time and the glory which we will see in the future.
• Rom 8:24 : 24 For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?
• Rom 8:30-39 : 30 And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory. 31 What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things? 33 Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil; 34 Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part. 35 Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword? 36 As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction. 37 But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love. 38 For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers, 39 Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Prov 14:32 : 32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
• Matt 25:21 : 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
• John 10:7 : 7 So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
• Exod 33:18-20 : 18 And Moses said, O Lord, let me see your glory. 19 And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy. 20 But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.
• Job 19:25-27 : 25 But I am certain that he who will take up my cause is living, and that in time to come he will take his place on the dust; 26 And ... without my flesh I will see God; 27 Whom I will see on my side, and not as one strange to me. My heart is broken with desire.