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Venerdi, 29 marzo 2024 - Santi Simplicio e Costantino ( Letture di oggi)

Romans 15


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1It is for us who are strong to bear with the susceptibilities of the weaker ones, and not pleaseourselves.2Each of us must consider his neighbour's good, so that we support one another.3Christ did not indulge his own feelings, either; indeed, as scripture says: The insults of those whoinsult you fal on me.4And all these things which were written so long ago were written so that we, learning perseveranceand the encouragement which the scriptures give, should have hope.5Now the God of perseverance and encouragement give you al the same purpose, fol owing theexample of Christ Jesus,6so that you may together give glory to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one heart.7Accept one another, then, for the sake of God's glory, as Christ accepted you.8I tel you that Christ's work was to serve the circumcised, fulfil ing the truthfulness of God by carryingout the promises made to the fathers,9and his work was also for the gentiles, so that they should give glory to God for his faithful love; as scripture says: For this I shall praise you among the nations and sing praise to your name.10And in another place it says: Nations, rejoice, with his people,11and in another place again: Praise the Lord, all nations, extol him, al peoples.12And in Isaiah, it says: The root of Jesse wil appear, he who rises up to rule the nations, and in himthe nations wil put their hope.13May the God of hope fil you with all joy and peace in your faith, so that in the power of the HolySpirit you may be rich in hope.14My brothers, I am quite sure that you, in particular, are ful of goodness, ful y instructed and capableof correcting each other.15But I have special confidence in writing on some points to you, to refresh your memories, because ofthe grace that was given to me by God.16I was given grace to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles, dedicated to offer them the gospelof God, so that gentiles might become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.17So I can be proud, in Christ Jesus, of what I have done for God.18Of course I can dare to speak only of the things which Christ has done through me to win theal egiance of the gentiles, using what I have said and done,19by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. In this way, from Jerusalemand all round, even as far as Il yricum, I have ful y carried out the preaching of the gospel of Christ;20and what is more, it has been my rule to preach the gospel only where the name of Christ has notalready been heard, for I do not build on another's foundations;21in accordance with scripture: Those who have never been told about him wil see him, and thosewho have never heard about him will understand.22That is why I have been so often prevented from coming to see you;23now, however, as there is nothing more to keep me in these parts, I hope, after longing for manyyears past to visit you, to see you when I am on the way to Spain-24and after enjoying at least something of your company, to be sent on my way with your support.25But now I have undertaken to go to Jerusalem in the service of the holy people of God there,26since Macedonia and Achaia have chosen to make a generous contribution to the poor amongGod's holy people at Jerusalem.27Yes, they chose to; not that they did not owe it to them. For if the gentiles have been given a sharein their spiritual possessions, then in return to give them help with material possessions is repaying a debt tothem.28So when I have done this, and given this harvest into their possession, I shall visit you on the way toSpain.29I am sure that, when I do come to you, I shal come with the fullest blessing of Christ.30Meanwhile I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that in yourprayers to God for me you exert yourselves to help me;31praying that I may escape the unbelievers in Judaea, and that the aid I am carrying to Jerusalem wilbe acceptable to God's holy people.32Then I shal come to you, if God wil s, for a happy time of relaxation in your company.33The God of peace be with you al . Amen.