Egoísmo
O egoísmo é o oposto do amor cristão. Jesus nos ensinou a negar a nós mesmos, tomar a cruz e segui-lo. A vida cristã é vida de entrega, serviço e generosidade.
Negar-se a si mesmo
Se alguém quer vir após mim, negue-se a si mesmo. O caminho de Cristo é o caminho da auto-entrega e do serviço.
Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον, σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· «Ὅστις35 A [95%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ει τις ℵB,C(D,W) [5%] NU θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἀκολουθεῖν,35 𝕻45C,D,W [65%] HF,RP,CP,OC,NU ¦ ελθειν ℵA,B [35%] TR ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι.
Καὶ ¦ δε D [1%] ¦ --- ℵB [1%] NU δευτέρα ὁμοία35 A,D(W) [99.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- (ℵ)B [0.5%] NU αὕτη·35 RP,CP,TR,OC,NU ¦ αὐτη HF ‹Ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.› ¦ εαυτον [25%] OC Μείζων τούτων ἄλλη ἐντολὴ οὐκ ἔστιν.»
Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι, ζῶ δὲ οὐκέτι ἐγὼ ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκὶ ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.
Μηδὲν κατὰ35 𝕻46A [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ κατ ℵB,C [10%] NU ἐριθείαν ἢ35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ μηδε κατα ℵA,B,C [3%] NU ¦ μηδε 𝕻46 [1%] ¦ 1 κατα [1%] ¦ one other reading κενοδοξίαν, ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν.
Ἀλλ᾿ οὐδενὸς λόγον35 A,D (89.9%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ λογου ℵB,C (2.9%) NU ¦ τουτων 1 (6.9%) ¦ one other variant ποιοῦμαι, οὐδὲ ἔχω35 (95.6%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 321 A(D) (2.3%) ¦ 1 ℵB,C (1.5%) NU τὴν ψυχήν μου35 D (87%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,C (13%) NU τιμίαν ἐμαυτῷ, ὡς ¦ ωστε [20%] ¦ ως το C ¦ του D τελειῶσαι τὸν δρόμον μου μετὰ χαρᾶς,35 C (97.1%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,D (2.9%) NU [Observe how the attestation in ( ) fluctuates among these four variant sets, all in one verse.] καὶ τὴν διακονίαν ἣν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ διαμαρτύρασθαι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Viver para os outros
Ninguém busque o próprio interesse, mas o do próximo. O amor não busca os seus próprios interesses.
Μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω, ἀλλὰ ¦ 1 και [12%] τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου ἕκαστος.35 (89.5%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 𝕻46ℵ(A)B,C (4.6%) NU ¦ πλησιον 2 (5.9%)
Ἡ ἀγάπη μακροθυμεῖ, χρηστεύεται· ἡ ἀγάπη οὐ ζηλοῖ· ἡ ἀγάπη οὐ περπερεύεται,35 ℵC,048 (83.5%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ 123 περπορευεται A (2.4%) ¦ 123 υπερπερευεται (0.5%) ¦ 34 B (12.9%) ¦ ∼ 3412 𝕻46 ¦ long omission (0.7%) οὐ φυσιοῦται, οὐκ ἀσχημονεῖ, οὐ ζητεῖ τὰ ἑαυτῆς, οὐ παροξύνεται, οὐ λογίζεται τὸ κακόν·
Μηδεὶς ἑαυτὸν ἐξαπατάτω. Εἴ τις δοκεῖ σοφὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, μωρὸς γενέσθω ἵνα γένηται σοφός.
Ἕκαστος ¦ 1 γαρ TR ἡμῶν35 ℵA,B,C [78%] OC,RP,HF,TR,NU ¦ υμων [22%] CP τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν.
Ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία, ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα.