Romans 12:12 (BSB)

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

From Romans 12. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Romans 12:12

• John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on Romans 12:12: 12. Rejoicing in hope, etc. Three things are here connected together, and seem in a manner to belong to the clause “serving the time;” for the person who accommodates himself best to the time, and avails himself of the opportunity of actively renewing his course, is he who derives his joy from the hope of future life, and patiently bears tribulations.
• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Romans 12:1-21: We may observe here, according to the scheme mentioned in the contents, the apostle's exhortations, I. Concerning our duty to God, We see what is godliness. 1. It is to surrender ourselves to God, and so to lay a good foundation. We must first give our own selves unto the Lord, Co2 8:5. This is here pressed as the spring of all duty and obedience, Rom 12:1, Rom 12:2.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Romans 12:12: Rejoicing in hope,.... Of the glory of God, than the hope of which nothing can make a believer more cheerful in this world; the saints' joy is therefore called the "rejoicing of the hope", Heb 3:6. This is placed between serving the Lord, and being patient in tribulation; for nothing tends more to animate the people of God to a cheerful serving of him, or...
• Albert Barnes (Presbyterian), Barnes' New Testament Notes on Romans 12:12: Verse 12. Rejoicing in hope. That is, in the hope of eternal life and glory which the gospel produces. . Patient in tribulation. In affliction, patiently enduring all that may be appointed. Christians may be enabled to do this by the sustaining influence of their hope of future glory; of being admitted to that world where there shall be no more death, and where all...