The word δοκιμὴ ("experience," Authorized Version) means properly "proof," and is so translated elsewhere. And this hope does not shame us in the end, as being baseless and without fulfilment for our inward experience of the love of God assures us of the contrary, and keeps it ever alive. For we perceive how they serve for our probation now: they test our endurance and proved endurance increases hope. Not so, says the apostle nay, their very tribulations tend to confirm our hope, and so even in them we also glory. The peace, the joy, the hope, that come of faith might be supposed unable to stand against the facts of this present life, in which, to those first believers, only peculiar tribulations might seem to follow from their faith. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations (or, our tribulations) also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience and patience, experience and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Ghost which is given to us. Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance Īnd not only so: we also exult in our sufferings, knowing as we do, that suffering produces fortitude Īnd not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,Īnd not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, Not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,Īnd not only, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works endurance We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance Īnd not only so, but also we glory in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance Īnd not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience Īnd not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance Īnd not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance Īnd not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance Īnd not only this, but let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient endurance Īnd not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,Īnd not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,Īnd not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness Īnd not only in this way, but we boast also in afflictions, for we know that affliction perfects patience in us,īut that's not all! We gladly suffer, because we know that suffering helps us to endure.Īnd not only so but we glory also in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance
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