Romans 5:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Jas 1:2-3 : 2 Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort; 3 Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
  • 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me. 10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
  • Luke 6:22-23 : 22 Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man. 23 Be glad in that day, and be lifted up for joy, for your reward in heaven will be great: for their fathers did these same things to the prophets.
  • 1 Pet 3:14 : 14 But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;
  • Phil 2:17-18 : 17 And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all: 18 And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.
  • Eph 3:13 : 13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.
  • 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;
  • 2 Cor 11:23-30 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death. 24 Five times the Jews gave me forty blows but one. 25 Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water; 26 In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers; 27 In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing. 28 In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches. 29 Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry? 30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
  • Rom 8:35-37 : 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.
  • Acts 5:41 : 41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
  • Luke 21:19 : 19 By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.
  • Phil 1:29 : 29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is. 11 At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.
  • 1 Pet 4:16-17 : 16 But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name. 17 For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?
  • Matt 5:10-12 : 10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs. 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me. 12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

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    2 Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

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    4 But let this power have its full effect, so that you may be made complete, needing nothing.

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    4 So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

    6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

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    1 For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

    2 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.

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    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:

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    12 Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:

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    10 Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

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    4 Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

    5 For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

    6 But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

    7 And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.

    8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

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    3 So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

    4 And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

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    17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

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    4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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    13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

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    4 My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

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    11 And not only so, but we have joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now at peace with God.

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    12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

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    4 Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

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    11 Full of strength in the measure of the great power of his glory, so that you may undergo all troubles with joy;

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    7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

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    12 There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

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    9 Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

    10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

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    7 (For we are walking by faith, not by seeing,)

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    22 Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

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    5 For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

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    29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

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    36 For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.

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    5 And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

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    20 What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

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    37 But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

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    3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;