Gálatas 5
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Mantengan su libertad
5 Ahora somos libres porque Cristo nos liberó. Manténganse firmes en la libertad y no vuelvan a la esclavitud. 2 Yo mismo, Pablo, les pido que escuchen lo que les digo. Si se someten a la ley de la circuncisión, entonces Cristo no podrá ayudarlos. 3 Una vez más les testifico a todos: los que se circuncidan están obligados a cumplir todo lo que dice la ley. 4 Si ustedes quieren estar bien con Dios por la ley, entonces se habrán apartado de Cristo, se habrán alejado del generoso amor de Dios. 5 Por el Espíritu recibimos la esperanza de que Dios nos va a aprobar por la fe. 6 En Jesucristo no importa si uno tiene la circuncisión o no, lo que importa es la fe que trabaja por medio del amor.
7 Ustedes corrían muy bien, ¿quién los convenció de no seguir corriendo por el camino verdadero? 8 Eso no viene de Dios, quien los eligió. 9 ¡Ojo! «Sólo un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa». 10 Tengo confianza en el Señor de que no van a pensar de otra manera. Hay alguien que los está confundiendo con esas cosas, pero Dios lo castigará, no importa quién sea.
11 Hermanos, si yo enseñara que los hombres deben ser circuncidados, ¿por qué sufro persecución? Si yo todavía enseñara que los hombres deben circuncidarse, entonces lo que enseño acerca de la cruz no me causaría ningún problema. 12 Me gustaría que esos que los están confundiendo llegaran de una vez hasta el extremo de castrarse[a].
13 Hermanos, Dios los ha llamado para ser libres. Pero no permitan que la libertad sea una excusa para complacer sus deseos perversos. Mejor ayúdense los unos a los otros siempre con amor. 14 (A)Pues toda la ley se puede resumir en una sola frase: «Ama a tus semejantes como a ti mismo».[b] 15 Pero si ustedes siguen atacándose y haciéndose daño unos a otros, van a terminar por destruirse todos.
El Espíritu contra la carne
16 Por eso les doy este consejo: dejen que el Espíritu guíe su vida y no complazcan los deseos perversos de su naturaleza carnal. 17 Nuestra naturaleza carnal desea lo que está en contra del Espíritu y el Espíritu desea lo que está en contra de la naturaleza carnal. Los dos se oponen. Por eso resulta que ustedes no están haciendo lo que realmente quieren, 18 pero si se dejan guiar por el Espíritu, quedan libres de la ley.
19 Está muy claro que las cosas que hace nuestra naturaleza carnal son: inmoralidad sexual, impureza, descontrol, 20 idolatría, participar en brujerías, odio, discordia, celos, iras, rivalidades, peleas, divisiones, 21 envidias, borracheras, parrandas y otras cosas parecidas. Ya les advertí contra eso y ahora les vuelvo a decir lo mismo, que todos los que hacen eso no tendrán parte en el reino de Dios.
22 En cambio, el Espíritu produce amor, alegría, paz, paciencia, amabilidad, bondad, fidelidad, 23 humildad y dominio propio. No existe ninguna ley en contra de esas cosas. 24 Todos los que pertenecen a Cristo han crucificado su naturaleza carnal con sus pasiones y sentimientos egoístas. 25 Ya que el Espíritu nos da vida, debemos dejarlo que nos guíe. 26 No seamos orgullosos, ni envidiosos ni causemos peleas entre nosotros mismos.
Gálatas 5
Dios Habla Hoy
La libertad cristiana
5 Cristo nos dio libertad para que seamos libres. Por lo tanto, manténganse ustedes firmes en esa libertad y no se sometan otra vez al yugo de la esclavitud.
2 Escúchenme. Yo, Pablo, les digo que si ustedes se someten al rito de la circuncisión, Cristo no les servirá de nada. 3 Quiero repetirle a cualquier hombre que se circuncida, que está obligado a cumplir toda la ley. 4 Ustedes, los que quieren ser reconocidos como justos por cumplir la ley, se han apartado de Cristo; han rechazado la generosidad de Dios. 5 Pero nosotros, por medio del Espíritu tenemos la esperanza de alcanzar la justicia basados en la fe. 6 Porque gracias a Cristo Jesús, ya no cuenta para nada estar o no circuncidados. Lo que cuenta es la fe, una fe activa por medio del amor.
7 Ustedes iban por buen camino. ¿Quién les impidió obedecer a la verdad? 8 No fue cosa de Dios, que los ha llamado. 9 Se dice que «un poco de levadura hace que fermente toda la masa», 10 y yo tengo confianza en el Señor de que ustedes no van a pensar de otro modo; pero Dios castigará a ese que los anda perturbando, no importa quién sea.
11 En cuanto a mí, hermanos, si todavía estuviera yo insistiendo en el valor de la circuncisión, los judíos no me perseguirían, ya que en ese caso el mensaje de la cruz de Cristo no los ofendería. 12 Pero esos que los andan perturbando a ustedes, ¡ojalá se castraran a sí mismos de una vez!
El amor, resumen de la ley
13 Ustedes, hermanos, han sido llamados a la libertad. Pero no usen esta libertad para dar rienda suelta a sus instintos. Más bien sírvanse los unos a los otros por amor. 14 Porque toda la ley se resume en este solo mandato: «Ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo.» 15 Tengan cuidado, porque si ustedes se muerden y se comen unos a otros, llegarán a destruirse entre ustedes mismos.
La vida conforme al Espíritu de Dios
16 Por lo tanto, digo: Vivan según el Espíritu, y no busquen satisfacer sus propios malos deseos. 17 Porque los malos deseos están en contra del Espíritu, y el Espíritu está en contra de los malos deseos. El uno está en contra de los otros, y por eso ustedes no pueden hacer lo que quisieran. 18 Pero si el Espíritu los guía, entonces ya no estarán sometidos a la ley.
19 Es fácil ver lo que hacen quienes siguen los malos deseos: cometen inmoralidades sexuales, hacen cosas impuras y viciosas, 20 adoran ídolos y practican la brujería. Mantienen odios, discordias y celos. Se enojan fácilmente, causan rivalidades, divisiones y partidismos. 21 Son envidiosos, borrachos, glotones y otras cosas parecidas. Les advierto a ustedes, como ya antes lo he hecho, que los que así se portan no tendrán parte en el reino de Dios.
22 En cambio, lo que el Espíritu produce es amor, alegría, paz, paciencia, amabilidad, bondad, fidelidad, 23 humildad y dominio propio. Contra tales cosas no hay ley. 24 Y los que son de Cristo Jesús, ya han crucificado la naturaleza del hombre pecador junto con sus pasiones y malos deseos. 25 Si ahora vivimos por el Espíritu, dejemos también que el Espíritu nos guíe.
26 No seamos orgullosos, ni sembremos rivalidades y envidias entre nosotros.
Galatians 5
New International Version
Freedom in Christ
5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(D) Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(E) 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(F) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(G) 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(H) 6 For in Christ Jesus(I) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(J) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(K)
7 You were running a good race.(L) Who cut in on you(M) to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(N) 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”(O) 10 I am confident(P) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(Q) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(R) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(S) In that case the offense(T) of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators,(U) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(V) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(W) rather, serve one another(X) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](Y) 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit,(Z) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.(AA) 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.(AB) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[c] you want.(AC) 18 But if you are led by the Spirit,(AD) you are not under the law.(AE)
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,(AF) impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(AG) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(AH)
22 But the fruit(AI) of the Spirit is love,(AJ) joy, peace,(AK) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.(AL) Against such things there is no law.(AM) 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh(AN) with its passions and desires.(AO) 25 Since we live by the Spirit,(AP) let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited,(AQ) provoking and envying each other.
Footnotes
- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
- Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
- Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what
Galatians 5
New King James Version
Christian Liberty
5 (A)Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a (B)yoke of bondage. 2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (C)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (D)that he is [b]a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 (E)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (F)you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly (G)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For (H)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (I)faith working through love.
Love Fulfills the Law
7 You (J)ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9 (K)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, (L)why do I still suffer persecution? Then (M)the offense of the cross has ceased. 12 (N)I could wish that those (O)who trouble you would even [c]cut themselves off!
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (P)do not use liberty as an (Q)opportunity for the flesh, but (R)through love serve one another. 14 For (S)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: (T)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
Walking in the Spirit
16 I say then: (U)Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For (V)the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, (W)so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But (X)if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now (Y)the works of the flesh are evident, which are: [d]adultery, [e]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, [f]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (Z)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But (AA)the fruit of the Spirit is (AB)love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, (AC)goodness, (AD)faithfulness, 23 [g]gentleness, self-control. (AE)Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s (AF)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 (AG)If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 (AH)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Footnotes
- Galatians 5:1 NU For freedom Christ has made us free; stand fast therefore, and
- Galatians 5:3 obligated
- Galatians 5:12 mutilate themselves
- Galatians 5:19 NU omits adultery
- Galatians 5:19 sexual immorality
- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
- Galatians 5:23 meekness
Galatians 5
King James Version
5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
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