Romans 14:7-9. 10-12
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans
None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord,
and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. For this
is why Christ died and came to life, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living. For
we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written: "As I live, says the Lord,
every knee shall bend before me, and every tongue shall give praise to God." So (then)
each of us shall give an account of himself (to God).
The Word of the Lord
New Testament Reading #7