I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
Parallel translations
- WEB For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
- KJV For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
- NKJV For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
- NASB For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
- NLT Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
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Paul considers present sufferings not worth comparing with the coming glory. The glory ahead vastly outweighs all our trials.
Overview
Having mentioned suffering, Paul places it in eternal perspective. The afflictions of this present time, however severe, are incomparable to the glory that will be revealed in and toward believers. This confident assessment sustains Christian hope amid hardship.
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Theme
- Suffering"The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory."
Cross-references · 13
- 2 Cor 4:17–18For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- 1 Pet 4:13But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- 1 Pet 1:5–7who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Matt 5:11–12Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- Col 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
- Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- 1 Pet 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Th 1:7–12and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Heb 11:25–26He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
- 2 Th 2:14To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Pet 5:1As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
- Heb 11:35Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
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