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

Romans 5


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1So then, now that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through our Lord JesusChrist;2it is through him, by faith, that we have been admitted into God's favour in which we are living, andlook forward exultantly to God's glory.3Not only that; let us exult, too, in our hardships, understanding that hardship develops perseverance,4and perseverance develops a tested character, something that gives us hope,5and a hope which will not let us down, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts by theHoly Spirit which has been given to us.6When we were stil helpless, at the appointed time, Christ died for the godless.7You could hardly find anyone ready to die even for someone upright; though it is just possible that, fora real y good person, someone might undertake to die.8So it is proof of God's own love for us, that Christ died for us while we were stil sinners.9How much more can we be sure, therefore, that, now that we have been justified by his death, we shalbe saved through him from the retribution of God.10For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how muchmore can we be sure that, being now reconciled, we shal be saved by his life.11What is more, we are filled with exultant trust in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whomwe have already gained our reconciliation.12Wel then; it was through one man that sin came into the world, and through sin death, and thus deathhas spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned.13Sin already existed in the world before there was any law, even though sin is not reckoned whenthere is no law.14Nonetheless death reigned over al from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sin was not thebreaking of a commandment, as Adam's was. He prefigured the One who was to come . . .15There is no comparison between the free gift and the offence. If death came to many through theoffence of one man, how much greater an effect the grace of God has had, coming to so many and so plentiful yas a free gift through the one man Jesus Christ!16Again, there is no comparison between the gift and the offence of one man. One single offencebrought condemnation, but now, after many offences, have come the free gift and so acquittal!17It was by one man's offence that death came to reign over all, but how much greater the reign in lifeof those who receive the ful ness of grace and the gift of saving justice, through the one man, Jesus Christ.18One man's offence brought condemnation on al humanity; and one man's good act has broughtjustification and life to all humanity.19Just as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man's obedience are manyto be made upright.20When law came on the scene, it was to multiply the offences. But however much sin increased, gracewas always greater;21so that as sin's reign brought death, so grace was to rule through saving justice that leads to eternallife through Jesus Christ our Lord.