Rom 5:3-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rom 5:3-4: 5:3-4 See also Jas 1:2-4 ; 1 Pet 1:6-7 . The similarities in these passages indicate early Christian teaching common to all three of these writers.

a5:3-4►

bJas 1:2-4►

c1 Pet 1:6-7►

d5:5►

eIsa 28:16►

fRom 9:33►

gJer 31:33-34►

hActs 2:17-21►

‏ Romans 5:3-5

Summary for Rom 5:3-4: 5:3-4 ^a See also Jas 1:2-4 ^b; 1 Pet 1:6-7 ^c. The similarities in these passages indicate early Christian teaching common to all three of these writers.
5:5 ^d this hope will not lead to disappointment (literally will not put to shame): In the Old Testament, shame sometimes refers to a negative verdict from God’s judgment (e.g., Isa 28:16 ^e, quoted in Rom 9:33 ^f).

• he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love: See Jer 31:33-34 ^g; Acts 2:17-21 ^h.