Romans 5:1 (YLT)

Passage

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Nearby Context

Romans 5:1 Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 5:2 through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.

Romans 5:3 And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "having", "been", "declared", "righteous", "peace", "toward", and "through". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "through whom also we have the access...", so "faith" and "having" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "faith" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.