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1 Corintios 9
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
1 Corintios 9
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Los derechos de un apóstol
9 ¿No soy libre? ¿No soy apóstol? ¿No he visto a Jesús nuestro Señor? ¿No sois vosotros el fruto de mi trabajo en el Señor? 2 Aunque otros no me reconozcan como apóstol, ¡para vosotros sí lo soy! Porque vosotros mismos sois el sello de mi apostolado en el Señor.
3 Esta es mi defensa contra los que me critican: 4 ¿Acaso no tenemos derecho a comer y a beber? 5 ¿No tenemos derecho a viajar acompañados por una esposa creyente, como hacen los demás apóstoles y Cefas y los hermanos del Señor? 6 ¿O es que solo Bernabé y yo estamos obligados a ganarnos la vida con otros trabajos?
7 ¿Qué soldado presta servicio militar pagándose sus propios gastos? ¿Qué agricultor planta un viñedo y no come de sus uvas? ¿Qué pastor cuida un rebaño y no toma de la leche que ordeña? 8 No penséis que digo esto solamente desde un punto de vista humano. ¿No lo dice también la ley? 9 Porque en la ley de Moisés está escrito: «No le pongas bozal al buey mientras esté trillando».[a] ¿Acaso se preocupa Dios por los bueyes, 10 o lo dice más bien por nosotros? Por supuesto que lo dice por nosotros, porque, cuando el labrador ara y el segador trilla, deben hacerlo con la esperanza de participar de la cosecha. 11 Si hemos sembrado semilla espiritual entre vosotros, ¿será mucho pedir que cosechemos de vosotros lo material?[b] 12 Si otros tienen derecho a este sustento de parte vuestra, ¿no lo tendremos aún más nosotros?
Sin embargo, no ejercimos este derecho, sino que lo soportamos todo con tal de no crear obstáculo al evangelio de Cristo. 13 ¿No sabéis que los que sirven en el templo reciben su alimento del templo, y que los que atienden el altar participan de lo que se ofrece en el altar? 14 Así también el Señor ha ordenado que quienes predican el evangelio vivan de este ministerio.
15 Pero no me he aprovechado de ninguno de estos derechos, ni escribo de esta manera porque quiera reclamarlos. Prefiero morir a que alguien me prive de este motivo de orgullo. 16 Sin embargo, cuando predico el evangelio, no tengo de qué enorgullecerme, ya que estoy bajo la obligación de hacerlo. ¡Ay de mí si no predico el evangelio! 17 En efecto, si lo hiciera por mi propia voluntad, tendría recompensa; pero, si lo hago por obligación, no hago más que cumplir la tarea que se me ha encomendado. 18 ¿Cuál es, entonces, mi recompensa? Pues que al predicar el evangelio pueda presentarlo gratuitamente, sin hacer valer mi derecho.
19 Aunque soy libre respecto a todos, de todos me he hecho esclavo para ganar a tantos como sea posible. 20 Entre los judíos me volví judío, a fin de ganarlos a ellos. Entre los que viven bajo la ley me volví como los que están sometidos a ella (aunque yo mismo no vivo bajo la ley), a fin de ganar a estos. 21 Entre los que no tienen la ley me volví como los que están sin ley (aunque no estoy libre de la ley de Dios, sino comprometido con la ley de Cristo), a fin de ganar a los que están sin ley. 22 Entre los débiles me hice débil, a fin de ganar a los débiles. Me hice todo para todos, a fin de salvar a algunos por todos los medios posibles. 23 Todo esto lo hago por causa del evangelio, para participar de sus frutos.
24 ¿No sabéis que en una carrera todos los corredores compiten, pero solo uno obtiene el premio? Corred, pues, de tal modo que lo obtengáis. 25 Todos los deportistas se entrenan con mucha disciplina. Ellos lo hacen para obtener un premio que se echa a perder; nosotros, en cambio, por uno que dura para siempre. 26 Así que yo no corro como quien no tiene meta; no lucho como quien da golpes al aire. 27 Más bien, golpeo mi cuerpo y lo domino, no sea que, después de haber predicado a otros, yo mismo quede descalificado.
1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9
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Paul’s Rights as an Apostle
9 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven’t I seen Jesus our Lord? Aren’t you the result of my work for the Lord? 2 Others may not think of me as an apostle. But I am certainly one to you! You are the proof that I am the Lord’s apostle.
3 That is what I say to stand up for myself when people judge me. 4 Don’t we have the right to eat and drink? 5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife with us when we travel? The other apostles do. The Lord’s brothers do. Peter does. 6 Or are Barnabas and I the only ones who have to do other work for a living? Are we the only ones who can’t just do the work of apostles all the time?
7 Who serves as a soldier but doesn’t get paid? Who plants a vineyard but doesn’t eat any of its grapes? Who takes care of a flock but doesn’t drink any of the milk? 8 Do I say this only on human authority? The Law says the same thing. 9 Here is what is written in the Law of Moses. “Do not stop an ox from eating while it helps separate the grain from the straw.” (Deuteronomy 25:4) Is it oxen that God is concerned about? 10 Doesn’t he say that for us? Yes, it was written for us. Whoever plows and separates the grain hopes to share the harvest. And it is right for them to hope for this. 11 We have planted spiritual seed among you. Is it too much to ask that we receive from you some things we need? 12 Others have the right to receive help from you. Don’t we have even more right to do so?
But we didn’t use that right. No, we have put up with everything. We didn’t want to keep the good news of Christ from spreading.
13 People who serve in the temple get their food from the temple. Don’t you know this? People who serve at the altar eat from what is offered on the altar. Don’t you know this? 14 So those who preach the good news should also receive their living from their work. That is what the Lord has commanded.
15 But I haven’t used any of those rights. And I’m not writing because I hope you will do things like that for me. I would rather die than allow anyone to take away my pride in my work. 16 But when I preach the good news, I can’t brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news! 17 If I preach because I want to, I get a reward. If I preach because I have to, I’m only doing my duty. 18 Then what reward do I get? Here is what it is. I am able to preach the good news free of charge. And I can do this without using all my rights as a person who preaches the good news.
Paul Uses His Freedom to Share the Good News
19 I am free and don’t belong to anyone. But I have made myself a slave to everyone. I do it to win as many as I can to Christ. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew. That was to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one who was under the law. I did this even though I myself am not under the law. That was to win those under the law. 21 To those who don’t have the law I became like one who doesn’t have the law. I did this even though I am not free from God’s law. I am under Christ’s law. Now I can win those who don’t have the law. 22 To those who are weak I became weak. That was to win the weak. I have become all things to all people. I have done this so that in all possible ways I might save some. 23 I do all this because of the good news. And I want to share in its blessings.
Training to Win the Prize
24 In a race all the runners run. But only one gets the prize. You know that, don’t you? So run in a way that will get you the prize. 25 All who take part in the games train hard. They do it to get a crown that will not last. But we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 So I do not run like someone who doesn’t run toward the finish line. I do not fight like a boxer who hits nothing but air. 27 No, I train my body and bring it under control. Then after I have preached to others, I myself will not break the rules. If I did break them, I would fail to win the prize.
1 Corinthians 9
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1 Corinthians 9
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Paul’s Rights as an Apostle
9 Am I not free?(A) Am I not an apostle?(B) Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?(C) Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?(D) 2 Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal(E) of my apostleship in the Lord.
3 This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me. 4 Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(F) 5 Don’t we have the right to take a believing wife(G) along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers(H) and Cephas[a]?(I) 6 Or is it only I and Barnabas(J) who lack the right to not work for a living?
7 Who serves as a soldier(K) at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard(L) and does not eat its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink the milk? 8 Do I say this merely on human authority? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing? 9 For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.”[b](M) Is it about oxen that God is concerned?(N) 10 Surely he says this for us, doesn’t he? Yes, this was written for us,(O) because whoever plows and threshes should be able to do so in the hope of sharing in the harvest.(P) 11 If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?(Q) 12 If others have this right of support from you, shouldn’t we have it all the more?
But we did not use this right.(R) On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder(S) the gospel of Christ.
13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(T) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(U)
15 But I have not used any of these rights.(V) And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me, for I would rather die than allow anyone to deprive me of this boast.(W) 16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach.(X) Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward;(Y) if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me.(Z) 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge,(AA) and so not make full use of my rights(AB) as a preacher of the gospel.
Paul’s Use of His Freedom
19 Though I am free(AC) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(AD) to win as many as possible.(AE) 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews.(AF) To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law),(AG) so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law(AH) (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),(AI) so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(AJ) I have become all things to all people(AK) so that by all possible means I might save some.(AL) 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
The Need for Self-Discipline
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?(AM) Run(AN) in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown(AO) that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.(AP) 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly;(AQ) I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.(AR) 27 No, I strike a blow to my body(AS) and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.(AT)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 9:5 That is, Peter
- 1 Corinthians 9:9 Deut. 25:4
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