Liturgy Gospel
Paulines Epistle
Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed to the Gospel of God.
A reading from the Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Romans .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
Romans 14 : 19 - 15 : 7
Chapter 14
| 19 | Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
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| 20 | Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.
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| 21 | It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak.
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| 22 | Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.
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| 23 | But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.
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Chapter 15
| 1 | We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
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| 2 | Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.
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| 3 | For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me."
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| 4 | For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
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| 5 | Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,
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| 6 | that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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| 7 | Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
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The grace of God the Father be with you all.
Amen.
