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Domenica, 28 aprile 2024 - San Luigi Maria Grignion da Montfort ( Letture di oggi)

1 Corinthians 3


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1 And so, brothers, I was not able to talk to you as spiritual people; I had to talk to you as people stilliving by your natural inclinations, stil infants in Christ;1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. As unto little ones in Christ.
2 I fed you with milk and not solid food, for you were not yet able to take it -- and even now, you are stilnot able to,2 I gave you milk to drink, not meat; for you were not able as yet. But neither indeed are you now able; for you are yet carnal.
3 for you are still living by your natural inclinations. As long as there are jealousy and rivalry among you,that surely means that you are stil living by your natural inclinations and by merely human principles.3 For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal, and walk according to man ?
4 While there is one that says, 'I belong to Paul' and another that says, 'I belong to Apol os' are you notbeing only too human?4 For while one saith, I indeed am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; are you not men ? What then is Apollo, and what is Paul?
5 For what is Apollos and what is Paul? The servants through whom you came to believe, and each hasonly what the Lord has given him.5 The ministers of him whom you have believed; and to every one as the Lord hath given.
6 I did the planting, Apol os did the watering, but God gave growth.6 I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase.
7 In this, neither the planter nor the waterer counts for anything; only God, who gives growth.7 Therefore, neither he that planteth is any thing, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8 It is al one who does the planting and who does the watering, and each will have the proper pay for thework that he has done.8 Now he that planteth, and he that watereth, ate one. And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labour.
9 After all, we do share in God's work; you are God's farm, God's building.9 For we are God's coadjutors: you are God's husbandry; you are God's building.
10 By the grace of God which was given to me, I laid the foundations like a trained master-builder, andsomeone else is building on them. Now each one must be careful how he does the building.10 According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11 For nobody can lay down any other foundation than the one which is there already, namely JesusChrist.11 For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid; which is Christ Jesus.
12 On this foundation, different people may build in gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw12 Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:
13 but each person's handiwork wil be shown for what it is. The Day which dawns in fire will make it clearand the fire itself wil test the quality of each person's work.13 Every man's work shall be manifest; for the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.
14 The one whose work stands up to it wil be given his wages;14 If any man's work abide, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 the one whose work is burnt down wil suffer the loss of it, though he himself will be saved; he wil besaved as someone might expect to be saved from a fire.15 If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.
16 Do you not realise that you are a temple of God with the Spirit of God living in you?16 Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ?
17 If anybody should destroy the temple of God, God will destroy that person, because God's temple isholy; and you are that temple.17 But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.
18 There is no room for self-delusion. Any one of you who thinks he is wise by worldly standards mustlearn to be a fool in order to be real y wise.18 Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19 For the wisdom of the world is folly to God. As scripture says: He traps the crafty in the snare of theirown cunning19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.
20 and again: The Lord knows the plans of the wise and how insipid they are.20 And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
21 So there is to be no boasting about human beings: everything belongs to you,21 Let no man therefore glory in men.
22 whether it is Paul, or Apol os, or Cephas, the world, life or death, the present or the future -- al belongto you;22 For all things are yours, whether it be Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to some; for all are yours;
23 but you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God.23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.