Romans 5:1–11

Faith Triumphs

5Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, ^qwe have peace ^rwith God through our Lord Jesus Christ. ^s2We have also obtained access through Him ^tby faith ^uinto this grace in which we stand, ^vand we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. ³And not only that, ^wbut we also rejoice in our afflictions, ^xbecause we know that affliction produces endurance, ^y4endurance produces proven character, ^zand proven character produces hope. ⁵This hope will not disappoint us, ^abecause God’s love has been poured out in our hearts ^bthrough the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Those Declared Righteous Are Reconciled

⁶For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, ^cChrist died for the ungodly. ⁷For rarely will someone die for a just person—though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. ⁸But God proves ^dHis own love for us ^ein that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us! ⁹Much more then, since we have now been declared righteous by His blood, ^fwe will be saved through Him from wrath. ^g10For if, while we were enemies, ^hwe were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life! ⁱ¹¹And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have now received this reconciliation through Him. ^j