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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.
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A Calculated Hope
Paul uses the word "reckon" to signify a deliberate calculation, not a casual guess. Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin explain that after weighing present sufferings against future glory, Paul concluded they are utterly incomparable. The afflictions are temporary and light, while the glory is an eternal, overwhelming weight. As one scholar notes, it's like comparing a single drop to a boundless ocean.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I reckon. I think; I judge. This verse commences a new division of the subject, which is continued to Romans 8:25. Its design is to sh…
To us-ward (εις ημας). We shall be included in the radiance of the coming glory which will put in the shadow the present suffering…
19th Century
Anglican
Revealed in us.—Upon us—i.e., reaching to us, and illumining and transfiguring us. The Coming of Christ is alway…
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Baptist
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.
Gl…
Before passing to the final ministry of the Spirit (vv.26–27), Paul lingers over the concept of future glory in relation to present suffering. His …
16th Century
Protestant
I indeed judge, etc. Although those who understand this as a kind of modification do not hold an entirely unsuitable view, I pref…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time , &c.] By "this present time" may be meant, the then present …
The sufferings of the saints strike no deeper than the things of time, last no longer than the present time, are light afflictions, and only for a …
13th Century
Catholic
After proving that we are freed through the grace of Christ, the Apostle now explains the reason for the delay of immortal life—the inher…
