Romans 5:11 (GNV)

Passage

And not onely so, but we also reioyce in God through our Lord Iesus Christ, by whom we haue nowe receiued the atonement.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now iustified by his blood, we shalbe saued from wrath through him.

Romans 5:10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne, much more being reconciled, we shalbe saued by his life,

Romans 5:11 And not onely so, but we also reioyce in God through our Lord Iesus Christ, by whom we haue nowe receiued the atonement.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sinne entred into ye world, and death by sinne, and so death went ouer all men: in who all men haue sinned.

Romans 5:13 For vnto the time of the Law was sinne in the worlde, but sinne is not imputed, while there is no lawe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "onely", "reioyce", "through", "lord", "iesus", "christ", "haue", and "nowe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "onely" and "reioyce", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For if when we were enemies we..." into verse 12's "Wherefore as by one man sinne entred...", so "onely" and "reioyce" 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 "onely" and "reioyce" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.