Romans 5:3-4
Romans 5 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Romans 5:3-4 in the NABRE onlineAnd not only so; but we glory also in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience trial; and trial hope.
Reflection
We glory in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Paul gives a chain where each link produces the next. Suffering is not the end but the beginning of something that ends in hope.