Romans 5:11 (DBY)

Passage

And not only [that], but [we are] making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:9 Much rather therefore, having been now justified in [the power of] his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath.

Romans 5:10 For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much rather, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in [the power of] his life.

Romans 5:11 And not only [that], but [we are] making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation.

Romans 5:12 For this [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Romans 5:13 (for until law sin was in [the] world; but sin is not put to account when there is no law;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "making", "boast", "through", "lord", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "making", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For if being enemies we have been..." into verse 12's "For this cause even as by one...", so "only" and "making" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "only" and "making" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.