Romanos 15
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15 Así que, nosotros los que somos fuertes, debemos sobrellevar las flaquezas de los débiles(A) y no agradarnos a nosotros mismos. 2 Cada uno de nosotros agrade a su prójimo en lo que es bueno para su edificación[a](B). 3 Pues ni aun Cristo se agradó a Él mismo(C); antes bien, como está escrito: «Los insultos de los que te injuriaban cayeron sobre Mí(D)».
4 Porque todo lo que fue escrito en tiempos pasados, para nuestra enseñanza se escribió(E), a fin de que por medio de la paciencia[b] y del consuelo de las Escrituras tengamos esperanza. 5 Y que el Dios de la paciencia y del consuelo(F) les conceda tener el mismo sentir los unos para con los otros(G) conforme a Cristo Jesús, 6 para que unánimes, a una voz[c], glorifiquen al Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo[d](H).
El evangelio a los gentiles
7 Por tanto, acéptense los unos a los otros(I), como también Cristo nos[e] aceptó para la gloria de Dios. 8 Pues les digo que Cristo se hizo servidor de la circuncisión(J) para demostrar la verdad de Dios, para confirmar las promesas dadas a los padres(K), 9 y para que los gentiles(L) glorifiquen a Dios(M) por Su misericordia, como está escrito:
«Por tanto, te confesaré entre los gentiles,
Y a Tu nombre cantaré(N)».
10 Y vuelve a decir:
«Regocíjense, gentiles, con Su pueblo(O)».
11 Y de nuevo:
«Alaben al Señor todos los gentiles,
Y todos los pueblos lo alaben(P)».
12 Y a su vez, Isaías dice:
«Retoñará[f] la raíz de Isaí(Q),
El que se levanta a regir a los gentiles;
Los gentiles pondrán en Él su esperanza(R)».
13 Y el Dios de la esperanza los llene de todo gozo y paz(S) en el creer, para que abunden en esperanza por el poder del Espíritu Santo(T).
14 En cuanto a ustedes, hermanos míos, yo mismo estoy también convencido de que ustedes están llenos de bondad(U), llenos de todo conocimiento(V) y capaces también de amonestarse los unos a los otros. 15 Pero les he escrito con atrevimiento sobre algunas cosas[g], para así hacer que las recuerden otra vez, por la gracia que me fue dada por Dios(W), 16 para ser ministro de Cristo Jesús a los gentiles(X), ministrando a manera de sacerdote[h] el evangelio de Dios(Y), a fin de que la ofrenda que hago de los gentiles sea aceptable(Z), santificada por el Espíritu Santo.
17 Por tanto, en Cristo Jesús he hallado razón para gloriarme(AA) en las cosas que se refieren a Dios(AB). 18 Porque no me atreveré a hablar de nada sino de lo que Cristo ha hecho[i] por medio de mí(AC) para la obediencia de los gentiles, en palabra y en obra, 19 con el poder de señales[j] y prodigios(AD), en el poder del Espíritu(AE) de Dios, de manera que desde Jerusalén(AF) y por los alrededores hasta el Ilírico(AG) he predicado en toda su plenitud[k] el evangelio de Cristo.
20 De esta manera me esforcé en anunciar el evangelio(AH), no donde Cristo ya era conocido[l], para no edificar sobre el fundamento de otro(AI); 21 sino como está escrito:
«Aquellos a quienes nunca les fue anunciado acerca de Él, verán,
Y los que no han oído, entenderán(AJ)».
Anhelo de Pablo de visitar Roma
22 Por esta razón muchas veces me he visto impedido de ir a ustedes(AK). 23 Pero ahora, no quedando ya[m] más lugares[n] para mí en estas regiones, y puesto que por muchos años he tenido un gran deseo de ir a ustedes(AL), 24 cuando vaya a España(AM) los visitaré. Porque espero verlos al pasar y que me ayuden a continuar hacia allá(AN), después de que haya disfrutado un poco[o] de su compañía(AO).
25 Pero ahora voy a Jerusalén(AP) para el servicio de los santos(AQ), 26 pues Macedonia(AR) y Acaya(AS) han tenido a bien hacer una colecta para los pobres de entre los santos que están en Jerusalén. 27 Sí, tuvieron a bien hacerlo, y a la verdad que están en deuda con ellos. Porque si los gentiles han participado de sus bienes espirituales, también están obligados a servir a los santos[p] en los bienes materiales(AT).
28 Así que cuando haya cumplido esto y les haya entregado esta ofrenda[q](AU), iré a España llegando de paso a verlos(AV). 29 Y sé que cuando vaya a ustedes(AW), iré en la plenitud de la bendición de Cristo.
30 Les ruego, hermanos, por nuestro Señor Jesucristo y por el amor del Espíritu(AX), que se esfuercen juntamente conmigo en sus oraciones a Dios por mí(AY), 31 para que sea librado(AZ) de los que son desobedientes[r] en Judea, y que mi servicio a Jerusalén(BA) sea aceptable a los santos(BB), 32 y para que con gozo llegue a ustedes(BC) por la voluntad de Dios(BD), y encuentre confortante reposo con ustedes. 33 El Dios de paz sea con todos ustedes(BE). Amén.
Footnotes
- 15:2 Lit. para lo que es bueno para edificación.
- 15:4 O perseverancia.
- 15:6 Lit. con una boca.
- 15:6 I.e. el Mesías.
- 15:7 Muchos mss. dicen: los.
- 15:12 Lit. Estará.
- 15:15 O sobre algunos puntos.
- 15:16 I.e. oficiar, ejercer el culto sagrado.
- 15:18 O de nada que Cristo no haya logrado.
- 15:19 O milagros.
- 15:19 Lit. he cumplido.
- 15:20 Lit. nombrado.
- 15:23 Lit. no teniendo.
- 15:23 Lit. lugar.
- 15:24 Lit. en parte.
- 15:27 Lit. a ellos.
- 15:28 Lit. les haya sellado este fruto a ellos.
- 15:31 O incrédulos.
Romans 15
New International Version
15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) 3 For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E) 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.
5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, 6 so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(H) the God and Father(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Accept one another,(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed 9 and, moreover, that the Gentiles(M) might glorify God(N) for his mercy. As it is written:
10 Again, it says,
11 And again,
12 And again, Isaiah says,
“The Root of Jesse(R) will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
in him the Gentiles will hope.”[f](S)
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(U)
Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness,(V) filled with knowledge(W) and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(X) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(Y) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(Z) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(AA) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(AB) in my service to God.(AC) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(AD) to obey God(AE) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(AF) through the power of the Spirit of God.(AG) So from Jerusalem(AH) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(AI) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(AJ) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(AK) 21 Rather, as it is written:
22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(AM)
Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome
23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,(AN) 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain.(AO) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist(AP) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem(AQ) in the service(AR) of the Lord’s people(AS) there. 26 For Macedonia(AT) and Achaia(AU) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(AV) 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(AW) 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain(AX) and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you,(AY) I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.
30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(AZ) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(BA) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(BB) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(BC) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(BD) there, 32 so that I may come to you(BE) with joy, by God’s will,(BF) and in your company be refreshed.(BG) 33 The God of peace(BH) be with you all. Amen.
Footnotes
- Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
- Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
- Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
- Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
- Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
- Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)
Romans 15
King James Version
15 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.
18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;
24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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