2 Corinthians 4:17

4:17 For our momentary, light suffering ¹  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

2 Corinthians 5:5

5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ²  is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ³ 

Romans 5:3-5

5:3 Not ⁴  only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 5:4 and endurance, character, and character, hope. 5:5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God ⁵  has been poured out ⁶  in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8:28

8:28 And we know that all things work together ⁷  for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

Philippians 1:19

1:19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance ⁸  through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 12:10-11

12:10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness. 12:11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. ⁹  But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness ¹⁰  for those trained by it.

¹ tn Grk “momentary lightness of affliction.”

² tn Grk “for this very thing.”

³ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).

⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn The phrase ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ (Jh agaph tou qeou, “the love of God”) could be interpreted as either an objective genitive (“our love for God”), subjective genitive (“God’s love for us”), or both (M. Zerwick’s “general” genitive [Biblical Greek, §§36-39]; D. B. Wallace’s “plenary” genitive [ExSyn 119-21]). The immediate context, which discusses what God has done for believers, favors a subjective genitive, but the fact that this love is poured out within the hearts of believers implies that it may be the source for believers’ love for God; consequently an objective genitive cannot be ruled out. It is possible that both these ideas are meant in the text and that this is a plenary genitive: “The love that comes from God and that produces our love for God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (ExSyn 121).

⁶ sn On the OT background of the Spirit being poured out, see Isa 32:15; Joel 2:28-29.

⁷ tc ὁ θεός (Jo qeos, “God”) is found after the verb συνεργεῖ (sunergei, “work”) in v. 28 by Ì⁴⁶ A B 81 sa; the shorter reading is found in א C D F G Ψ 33 1739 1881 Ï latt sy bo. Although the inclusion is supported by a significant early papyrus, the alliance of significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses favors the shorter reading. As well, the longer reading is evidently motivated by a need for clarification. Since ὁ θεός is textually suspect, it is better to read the text without it. This leaves two good translational options: either “he works all things together for good” or “all things work together for good.” In the first instance the subject is embedded in the verb and “God” is clearly implied (as in v. 29). In the second instance, πάντα (panta) becomes the subject of an intransitive verb. In either case, “What is expressed is a truly biblical confidence in the sovereignty of God” (C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans [ICC], 1:427).

⁸ tn Or “salvation.” Deliverance from prison (i.e., release) is probably what Paul has in view here, although some take this as a reference to his ultimate release from the body, i.e., dying and being with Christ (v. 23).

⁹ tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”