Romans 5:1–5 (NIV 84)
1 Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into
this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of
God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know
that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and
character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has
poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.