Romanos 7
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Analogía tomada del matrimonio
7 Hermanos, os hablo como a quienes conocen la ley. ¿Acaso no sabéis que uno está sujeto a la ley solamente en vida? 2 Por ejemplo, la casada está ligada por ley a su esposo solo mientras este vive; pero, si su esposo muere, ella queda libre de la ley que la unía a su esposo. 3 Por eso, si se casa con otro hombre mientras su esposo vive, se la considera adúltera. Pero, si muere su esposo, ella queda libre de esa ley, y no es adúltera aunque se case con otro hombre.
4 Así mismo, hermanos míos, vosotros moristeis a la ley mediante el cuerpo crucificado de Cristo, a fin de pertenecer al que fue levantado de entre los muertos. De este modo daremos fruto para Dios. 5 Porque, cuando nuestra naturaleza pecaminosa aún nos dominaba,[a] las malas pasiones que la ley nos despertaba actuaban en los miembros de nuestro cuerpo, y dábamos fruto para muerte. 6 Pero ahora, al morir a lo que nos tenía subyugados, hemos quedado libres de la ley, a fin de servir a Dios con el nuevo poder que nos da el Espíritu, y no por medio del antiguo mandamiento escrito.
Conflicto con el pecado
7 ¿Qué concluiremos? ¿Que la ley es pecado? ¡De ninguna manera! Sin embargo, si no fuera por la ley, no me habría dado cuenta de lo que es el pecado. Por ejemplo, nunca habría sabido yo lo que es codiciar si la ley no hubiera dicho: «No codicies».[b] 8 Pero el pecado, aprovechando la oportunidad que le proporcionó el mandamiento, despertó en mí toda clase de codicia. Porque aparte de la ley el pecado está muerto. 9 En otro tiempo yo tenía vida aparte de la ley; pero, cuando vino el mandamiento, cobró vida el pecado y yo morí. 10 Se me hizo evidente que el mismo mandamiento que debía haberme dado vida me llevó a la muerte; 11 porque el pecado se aprovechó del mandamiento, me engañó, y por medio de él me mató.
12 Concluimos, pues, que la ley es santa, y que el mandamiento es santo, justo y bueno. 13 Pero entonces, ¿lo que es bueno se convirtió en muerte para mí? ¡De ninguna manera! Más bien fue el pecado lo que, valiéndose de lo bueno, me produjo la muerte; ocurrió así para que el pecado se manifestara claramente, o sea, para que mediante el mandamiento se demostrara lo extremadamente malo que es el pecado.
14 Sabemos, en efecto, que la ley es espiritual. Pero yo soy meramente humano, y estoy vendido como esclavo al pecado. 15 No entiendo lo que me pasa, pues no hago lo que quiero, sino lo que aborrezco. 16 Ahora bien, si hago lo que no quiero, estoy de acuerdo en que la ley es buena; 17 pero, en ese caso, ya no soy yo quien lo lleva a cabo, sino el pecado que habita en mí. 18 Yo sé que en mí, es decir, en mi naturaleza pecaminosa, nada bueno habita. Aunque deseo hacer lo bueno, no soy capaz de hacerlo. 19 De hecho, no hago el bien que quiero, sino el mal que no quiero. 20 Y, si hago lo que no quiero, ya no soy yo quien lo hace, sino el pecado que habita en mí.
21 Así que descubro esta ley: que, cuando quiero hacer el bien, me acompaña el mal. 22 Porque en lo íntimo de mi ser me deleito en la ley de Dios; 23 pero me doy cuenta de que en los miembros de mi cuerpo hay otra ley, que es la ley del pecado. Esta ley lucha contra la ley de mi mente, y me tiene cautivo. 24 ¡Soy un pobre miserable! ¿Quién me librará de este cuerpo mortal? 25 ¡Gracias a Dios por medio de Jesucristo nuestro Señor!
En conclusión, con la mente yo mismo me someto a la ley de Dios, pero mi naturaleza pecaminosa está sujeta a la ley del pecado.
Romans 7
King James Version
7 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 7
New King James Version
Freed from the Law
7 Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law [a]has dominion over a man as long as he lives? 2 For (A)the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband. 3 So then (B)if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man. 4 Therefore, my brethren, you also have become (C)dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should (D)bear fruit to God. 5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were aroused by the law (E)were at work in our members (F)to bear fruit to death. 6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve (G)in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.
Sin’s Advantage in the Law
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, (H)I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, (I)“You shall not covet.” 8 But (J)sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For (K)apart from the law sin was dead. 9 I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. 10 And the commandment, (L)which was to bring life, I found to bring death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. 12 Therefore (M)the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
Law Cannot Save from Sin
13 Has then what is good become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. 14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, (N)sold under sin. 15 For what I am doing, I do not understand. (O)For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. 16 If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. 17 But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 18 For I know that (P)in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
21 I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. 22 For I (Q)delight in the law of God according to (R)the inward man. 23 But (S)I see another law in (T)my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me (U)from this body of death? 25 (V)I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
Footnotes
- Romans 7:1 rules
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