1. AncaiwOevrzg oh bt cr/Vrswg, therefore being justified by faith) This clause is a recapitulation of the preceding reasonings ; comp. justification , ch. iv. 25. — g ipww, peace) we are no longer enemies , ver. 10, nor do we fear wrath , ver. 9, we have peace and we glory , which is the principal topic of Chapters, v. vi. vii. viii. [ Hence Paul so often puts peace by the side of grace. — Y. g.] — npog, to) towards , in relation to; God embraces us in the arms of peace. — rov) Paul gives the full title, our Lord Jesus Christ , especially at the beginning or end of any discussion, ver. 11, 21, vi. 11, 23,
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which last verse, however [vi. 23] is more closely connected with those that go before, than with those that follow, at the begin- ning of which, the wTord brethren is placed [ch. vii. 1].
2. llpo<raywyriv, access ) Eph. ii. 18, iii. 12. — we have had ) the preterite antithetic to the present, we have , ver. 1. Justification is access unto grace ; peace is the state of permanent remaining in grace, which removes the enmity. So, accordingly, Paul in his salutations usually joins them together, grace to you and peace; comp. Num. vi. 25, 26. It comprehends both the past and present; and, presently after, speaking of hope, the future; wherefore construe the words in this connection, we have peace and we [rejoice] glory . — h ji, in whicli) Grace always remains grace ; it never becomes debt. — l<rr^xa^ si/, we have stood) we have obtained a standing-place. — xuv^^a, [rejoice] we glory) in a. manner new and true ; comp. ch. iii. 27. — W eXrt/di rijg do^g rov Qsou, in [over, concerning , i super’] hope of the glory of God) comp. ch. iii. 23, viii. 30 ; Jude, ver. 24. Christ in us, the hope of glory , Col. i. 27 ; John xvii. 22. There- fore, glory is not glorying itself but is its surest object, as regards the future.
3. K uvyfiijjiba, we [rejoice] glory) Construe with ver. 11, see notes there. — h ra?g 6}J^e(nv, in tribulations) Tribulations during the whole of this life seem to deliver us up to death , [ver. 12], not to glory , and yet not only are they not unfavourable to hope, but even afford it assistance. — vnopoiriv xarspya^srai, worketh patience [patient perseverance]) namely in the case of believers ; for in the case of unbelievers the result is rather impatience and apostacy. Patience is not learned without adversity ; it [patience] is the characteristic of a mind not only ready [prompt in resolution], but also of one courageous [hardy] in endurance.
4. H ds bvofiovri bo7U[jjYj\) Again, conversely, ro doxi/Aiov r^g ^'nsraag, i^o/xovijv. [The trying of your faith, or experience, worketh patience ] James i. 3. It will be difficult to find an instance of any one having used hoKiw before Paul : doxi/tr; is the quality of that man, wdio is Uxi^og. — [ — who has been proved through various casualties and trying circumstances of peril. — V. g.] — doxi/tii sXrrida, experience, hope) Heb. vi. 9, 10, 11 ; where ver. 10 illustrates doxipri, experience; ver. 9, 11, illustrate hope. Comp.