Romans 5:11 (WEB)

Passage

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Nearby Context

Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.

Romans 5:10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

Romans 5:11 Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Romans 5:12 Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; and so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

Romans 5:13 For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For if while we were enemies we..." into verse 12's "Therefore as sin entered into the world...", so "only" and "rejoice" 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 "rejoice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.