Suffering builds endurance. Endurance builds character. Character builds hope.

What it means

Paul gives a chain reaction: pain, when you stay in it, turns into staying power, then into proven character, then into hope. Hard seasons are not wasted. Stay with the difficulty long enough for it to make you.

The source

"Suffering builds endurance. Endurance builds character. Character builds hope." Paul, Letter to the Romans said it in Romans 5:3-4. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ἡ θλίψις ὑπομονὴν κατεργάζεται, ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ δοκιμήν, ἡ δὲ δοκιμὴ ἐλπίδα"

Original Greek, Romans 5:3-4. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The New Testament (1st century AD). The Gospels, the letters of Paul, James, Peter and John, and Revelation. Every line is our own translation from the Koine Greek of the Byzantine text, set beside the King James wording.

Questions

What does "Suffering builds endurance. Endurance builds character. Character builds hope." mean?

Paul gives a chain reaction: pain, when you stay in it, turns into staying power, then into proven character, then into hope. Hard seasons are not wasted. Stay with the difficulty long enough for it to make you.

Who said "Suffering builds endurance. Endurance builds character. Character builds hope."?

Paul, Letter to the Romans (1st century AD). Source: Romans 5:3-4.

What is the original Greek?

ἡ θλίψις ὑπομονὴν κατεργάζεται, ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ δοκιμήν, ἡ δὲ δοκιμὴ ἐλπίδα. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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