οὐ μόνον δέ, ἀλλὰ. Romans 5:11; Romans 8:23; Romans 9:10; 2 Corinthians 8:19; cf. 1 Timothy 5:13. With the ellipse only in S. Paul; not only is the hope of the future revelation a ground of boasting, but also the process of θλίψις, by which, under conditions of the present life, it is being worked out; cf. John 16:33; Acts 14:22. The idea is fully worked out in 2 Corinthians 4:8-12.

ἡ θλίψις. Romans 12:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:4.

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