# Romans 5.5 **Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; 4. and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope: > > **5. and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.** > > 6. For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. 7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die. (Romans 5:3-7, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; 4. and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: > > **5. and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.** > > 6. For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7. For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die. (Romans 5:3-7, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4. And patience, experience; and experience, hope: > > **5. And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.** > > 6. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. in due time: or, according to the time 7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. (Romans 5:3-7, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. And not only [so], but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance; 4. and the endurance, experience; and the experience, hope; > > **5. and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.** > > 6. For in our being still ailing, Christ in due time did die for the impious; 7. for scarcely for a righteous man will any one die, for for the good man perhaps some one also doth dare to die; (Romans 5:3-7, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Meaningful Suffering](/codex/argument-from-meaningful-suffering/), via [Romans 5.3-5](/codex/romans-5-3-5/) - [Argument from the Gift-Economy Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-gift-economy-convergence/) - [Nietzsche Concedes Problem of Evil](/codex/nietzsche-concedes-problem-of-evil/), via [Romans 5.3-5](/codex/romans-5-3-5/) **Concepts:** - [Biblical Hope](/codex/biblical-hope/), via [Romans 5.3-5](/codex/romans-5-3-5/) - [Soul-Making Theodicy](/codex/soul-making-theodicy/), via [Romans 5.3-5](/codex/romans-5-3-5/) - [Survivorship Bias](/codex/survivorship-bias/), via [Romans 5.3-5](/codex/romans-5-3-5/) **Lexicon:** - [G0025 - agapao](/codex/g0025-agapao/) - [G2588 - kardia](/codex/g2588-kardia/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.