القراءة بلغتين

فلَيسَ بَعدَ الآنَ مِن حُكْمٍ على الَّذينَ هُم في يسوعَ المسيح

لِأَنَّ شَريعَةَ الرُّوحِ الَّذي يَهَبُ الحَياةَ في يسوعَ المسيح قد حَرَّرَتْني مِن شَريعَةِ الخَطيئَةِ والمَوت

فالَّذي لم تَستَطِعْهُ الشَّريعة، والجَسَدُ قد أَعْياها، حَقَّقَه اللهُ بِإِرسالِ ٱبنِه في جَسَدٍ يُشْبِهُ جَسَدَنا الخاطِئ، كَفَّارَةً لِلخَطيئَة. فحَكَمَ على الخَطيئَةِ في الجَسَد

لِيَتِمَّ فِينا ما تَقتَضِيهِ الشَّريعةُ مِنَ البِرّ، نَحنُ الَّذينَ لا يَسلُكونَ سَبيلَ الجَسَد، بل سَبيلَ الرُّوح

فالَّذينَ يَحيَونَ بِحَسَبِ الجَسَد يَنزِعونَ إِلى ما هو لِلجَسد، والَّذينَ يَحيَونَ بِحَسَبِ الرُّوح يَنزِعونَ إِلى ما هو لِلرُّوح

فالجَسَدُ يَنزِعُ إِلى المَوت، وأَمَّا الرُّوح فيَنزِعُ إِلى الحَياةِ والسَّلام

ونُزوعُ الجَسَدِ عَداوَةٌ للهِ، فلا يَخضَعُ لِشَريعةِ الله، بل لا يَستَطيعُ ذٰلِك

والَّذينَ يَحيَونَ في الجَسَد لا يَستَطيعونَ أَن يُرضُوا الله

أَمَّا أَنتُم فلَستُم تَحيَونَ في الجَسَد، بل في الرُّوح، لِأَنَّ رُوحَ اللهِ حالٌّ فيكُم. ومَن لم يَكُنْ فيه رُوحُ المسيح فما هو مِن خاصَّتِه

وإِذا كانَ المَسيحُ فيكُم فالجَسَدُ مَيْتٌ بِسَبَبٍ مِنَ الخَطيئَة، ولٰكِنَّ الرُّوحَ حَياةٌ بِسَبَبٍ مِنَ البِرّ

فإِذا كانَ الرُّوحُ الَّذي أَقامَ يسوعَ مِن بَينِ الأَمواتِ حالًّا فيكُم، فالَّذي أَقامَ يسوعَ المسيحَ مِن بَينِ الأَموات يُحْيي أَيضًا أَجسادَكُمُ الفانِيةَ بِرُوحِه الحالِّ فيكُم

فنَحنُ إِذًا أَيُّها الإِخوَةُ علَينا حَقٌّ، ولٰكِن لا لِلجَسَدِ لِنَحْيا حَياةَ الجَسَد

لِأَنَّكم إِذا حَيِيتُم حَياةَ الجَسَدِ تَموتون، أَمَّا إِذا أَمَتُّم بِالرُّوحِ أَعمالَ الجَسَدِ فسَتَحيَون

إِنَّ الَّذينَ يَنقادونَ لِرُوحِ الله يَكونونَ أبناءَ اللهِ حَقًّا

لم تَتلَقَّوا روحَ عُبودِيَّةٍ لِتَعودوا إِلى الخَوف، بل روحَ تَبَنٍّ بِه نُنادي: أَبّا، يا أَبَتِ!

وهٰذا الرُّوحُ نَفْسُه يَشْهَدُ مع أَرواحِنا بِأَنَّنا أَبناءُ الله

فإِذا كُنَّا أَبْناءَ الله فنَحنُ وَرَثة: وَرَثَةُ اللهِ وشُرَكاءُ المسيحِ في المِيراث، لِأَنَّنا، إِذا شارَكْناه في آلامِه، نُشارِكُه في مَجْدِه أَيضًا

وأَرى أَنَّ آلامَ الزَّمَنِ الحاضِرِ لا تُعادِلُ المَجدَ الَّذي سيَتَجَلَّى فينا

فالخَليقَةُ تَنتَظِرُ بِفارِغِ الصَّبْرِ تَجَلِّيَ أَبناءِ الله

فقد أُخضِعَت لِلباطِل، لا طَوْعًا مِنها، بل بِسُلطانِ الَّذي أَخضَعَها، ومع ذٰلك لم تَقطَعِ الرَّجاء

لِأَنَّها هي أَيضًا ستُحَرَّرُ مِن عُبودِيَّةِ الفَسادِ لِتُشارِكَ أَبناءَ اللهِ في حُرِّيَّتِهم ومَجْدِهم

فإِنَّنا نَعلَمُ أَنَّ الخَليقَةَ جَمْعاءَ تَئِنُّ إِلى اليَومِ مِن آلامِ المَخاض

ولَيسَت وَحْدَها، بل نَحنُ الَّذينَ لَنا باكورةُ الرُّوحِ نَئِنُّ في الباطِن مُنتَظِرينَ التَّبَنِّي، أَيِ ٱفتِداءَ أَجسادِنا

لِأَنَّنا في الرَّجاءِ نِلْنا الخَلاص، فإِذا شُوهِدَ ما يُرجى لم يَكُن رَجاء، وما يُشاهِدُه المَرءُ فكَيفَ يَرجوه أَيضًا؟

ولٰكِن إِذا كُنَّا نَرْجو ما لا نُشاهِدُه فبِالثَّباتِ نَنتَظِرُه

وكَذٰلِكَ فإِنَّ الرُّوحَ أَيضًا يَأتي لِنَجدَةِ ضُعْفِنا لِأَنَّنا لا نُحسِنُ الصَّلاةَ كما يَجِب، ولٰكِنَّ الرُّوحَ نَفسَه يَشفَعُ لَنا بِأَنَّاتٍ لا تُوصَف

والَّذي يَختَبِرُ القُلوبَ يَعلَمُ ما هو نُزوعُ الرُّوحِ فإِنَّه يَشفَعُ لِلقِدِّيسينَ بِما يُوافِقُ مَشيئَةَ الله. ٣٨وإنّنا على يَقينٍ أنَّ الله يَعمَلُ مع الَّذين يُحِبُّونَه، الَّذين دَعاهم بِسابقِ تَدبيرِه، لتَؤولَ كلُّ الأمورِ إلى خَيرِهم

ذٰلك بأَنَّه عَرَفَهم بِسابِقِ عِلمِه وسَبَقَ أَن قَضى بِأَن يَكونوا على مِثالِ صُورَةِ ٱبْنِه لِيَكونَ هٰذا بِكْرًا لِإِخوَةٍ كَثيرين

فالَّذينَ سَبَقَ أَن قَضى لَهم بِذٰلك دَعاهم أَيضًا، والَّذينَ دَعاهُم بَرَّرَهم أَيضًا، والَّذينَ بَرَّرَهم مَجَّدَهُم أَيضًا

فماذا نُضيفُ إِلى ذٰلِك؟ إِذا كانَ اللهُ معَنا، فمَن يَكونُ علَينا؟

إِنَّ الَّذي لم يَضَنَّ بِٱبْنِه نَفسِه، بل أَسلَمَه إِلى المَوتِ مِن أَجْلِنا جَميعًا، كَيفَ لا يَهَبُ لَنا معَه كُلَّ شَيء؟

فمَن يَتَّهِمُ الَّذينَ ٱختارَهمُ الله؟ اللهُ هوَ الَّذي يُبَرِّر!

ومَنِ الَّذي يُدين؟ المَسيحُ يَسوعُ الَّذي مات، بل قام، وهو الَّذي عن يَمينِ اللهِ والَّذي يَشفَعُ لَنا؟

فمَن يَفصِلُنا عن مَحبَّةِ المسيح؟ أَشِدَّةٌ أَم ضِيقٌ أَمِ ٱضْطِهادٌ أَم جُوعٌ أَم عُرْيٌ أَم خَطَرٌ أَم سَيْف؟

فقَد وَرَدَ في الكِتاب: «إِنَّنا مِن أَجْلِكَ نُعاني المَوتَ طَوالَ النَّهار ونُعَدُّ غَنَمًا لِلذَّبْح»

ولٰكِنَّنا في ذٰلِكَ كُلِّه فُزْنا فَوزًا مُبينًا، بِالَّذي أَحَبَّنا

وإِنِّي واثِقٌ بِأَنَّه لا مَوتٌ ولا حَياة، ولا مَلائِكَةٌ ولا أَصحابُ رِئاسة، ولا حاضِرٌ ولا مُستَقبَل، ولا قُوَّات

ولا عُلُوٌّ ولا عُمْق، ولا خَليقَةٌ أُخْرى، بِوُسعِها أَن تَفصِلَنا عن مَحبَّةِ اللهِ الَّتي في المَسيحِ يَسوعَ رَبِّنا

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.

If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees?

But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.

Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.