Romans 5:1–2
By faith there is peace with God and access to his grace
Study it word by word1Therefore, having been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus the Messiah,
2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
In its context
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3And not only that, but we also boast in afflictions, knowing that affliction produces perseverance,
4and perseverance produces proven character, and proven character, hope.
Its words in the original
- ΔικαιωθέντεςDikaiōthentes· declare righteous
Declare righteous: pronounce someone right before God, acquit; also show to be right. In the passive, "be declared righteous", "be acquitted".
- πίστεωςpisteōs· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- εἰρήνηνeirēnēn· peace
Peace: the wholeness and well-being God gives; as a greeting, "peace to you".
- ἔχομενechomen· have
Have, possess, hold.
- θεὸνtheon· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- κυρίουkyriou· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- ΧριστοῦChristou· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- προσαγωγὴνprosagōgēn· access
Access: being able to approach.
- χάρινcharin· grace
Grace, favor.
- ἑστήκαμενhestēkamen· stand, set
Stand, stand still, stop; also set, establish.
- καυχώμεθαkauchōmetha· boast
Boast, take pride in something; in a good sense, glory or rejoice in it.
- ἐλπίδιelpidi· hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
- δόξηςdoxēs· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.