Romans 12:12 (GNV)

Passage

Reioycing in hope, pacient in tribulation, continuing in prayer,

Nearby Context

Romans 12:10 Be affectioned to loue one another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before another,

Romans 12:11 Not slouthfull to do seruice: seruent in spirit seruing the Lord,

Romans 12:12 Reioycing in hope, pacient in tribulation, continuing in prayer,

Romans 12:13 Distributing vnto the necessities of the Saintes: giuing your selues to hospitalitie.

Romans 12:14 Blesse them which persecute you: blesse, I say, and curse not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "reioycing", "hope", "pacient", "tribulation", "continuing", and "prayer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "reioycing" and "hope", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Not slouthfull to do seruice seruent in..." into verse 13's "Distributing vnto the necessities of the Saintes...", so "reioycing" and "hope" 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 "reioycing" and "hope" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.