Romans 5:11 (YLT)

Passage

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

Nearby Context

Romans 5:9 much more, then, having been declared righteous now in his blood, we shall be saved through him from the wrath;

Romans 5:10 for if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in his life.

Romans 5:11 And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

Romans 5:12 because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

Romans 5:13 for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "boasting", "through", "lord", "jesus", "christ", and "receive". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "boasting", 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 "because of this even as through one...", so "only" and "boasting" 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 "boasting" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.