Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 5:4
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:And patience works more experience of the sincerity of our grace, and of God's power and faithfulness. read more
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John Wesley
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:3
3. Glory in tribulations This is the greatest of triumphs, by which the Gospel may make us shout from amid the fires. Under the inspiration of this peace the martyrs did not merely endure, but exulted in suffering. Tribulation worketh patience Rather translate, tribulation worketh endurance. Trial produces the hardness by which we endure trials to come. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 5:4
4. Patience, experience Rather translate, endurance worketh approvedness. Our endurance of trial brings into an approved state with our heavenly Master. Experience, hope Our approvedness produces a firm hope that we shall stand the final test and attain the future glory. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 5:3
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;We glory in tribulations also — Which we are so far from esteeming a mark of God's displeasure, that we receive them as tokens of his fatherly love, whereby we are prepared for a more exalted happiness. The Jews objected to the persecuted state of the Christians as inconsistent with the people of the Messiah. It is therefore with great propriety that the apostle so often mentions the blessings arising... read more