Romans 5:3

but we glory For the present, St Paul puts the eternal future out of view again, in order that present grace may be better explained. "We glory:" same word as "rejoice" in Romans 5:2. Wonderful is the force of this repetition, in connexion with tribulation!

tribulations Lit. the tribulations; "our troubles." See Romans 8:35-39 for a noble example of such rejoicing. See too Matthew 5:11; Acts 5:41; Heb 10:34; 1 Peter 1:6-9; and esp. James 1:2-4.

patience The patience of perseverance. See on Romans 2:7. "Tribulation" teaches the believer the possibility, and blessedness, of "patient continuance in well-doing."