οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ καυχώμεθα : and not only (do we glory on that footing), but we also glory in tribulations. Cf. James 1:2 ff. ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσιν does not simply mean “when we are in tribulations,” but also “because we are”: the tribulations being the ground of the glorying: see Romans 2:17; Romans 2:23; Romans 5:11; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Galatians 6:14.

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