Romanos 15
Dios Habla Hoy
Seguir el ejemplo de Cristo
15 Los que somos fuertes en la fe debemos aceptar como nuestras las debilidades de los que son menos fuertes, y no buscar lo que a nosotros mismos nos agrada. 2 Todos nosotros debemos agradar a nuestro prójimo y hacer las cosas para su bien y para la edificación mutua. 3 Porque tampoco Cristo buscó agradarse a sí mismo; al contrario, en él se cumplió lo que dice la Escritura: «Las ofensas de los que te insultaban cayeron sobre mí.» 4 Todo lo que antes se dijo en las Escrituras, se escribió para nuestra instrucción, para que con constancia y con el consuelo que de ellas recibimos, tengamos esperanza. 5 Y Dios, que es quien da constancia y consuelo, los ayude a ustedes a vivir en armonía unos con otros, conforme al ejemplo de Cristo Jesús, 6 para que todos juntos, a una sola voz, alaben al Dios y Padre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
7 Así pues, acéptense los unos a los otros, como también Cristo los aceptó a ustedes, para gloria de Dios. 8 Puedo decirles que Cristo vino a servir a los judíos para cumplir las promesas hechas a nuestros antepasados y demostrar así que Dios es fiel a lo que promete. 9 Vino también para que los no judíos alaben a Dios por su misericordia, según dice la Escritura:
«Por eso te alabaré entre las naciones
y cantaré himnos a tu nombre.»
10 En otra parte, la Escritura dice:
«¡Alégrense, naciones, con el pueblo de Dios!»
11 Y en otro lugar dice:
«Naciones y pueblos todos,
¡alaben al Señor!»
12 Isaías también escribió:
«Brotará la raíz de Jesé,
que se levantará para gobernar a las naciones,
las cuales pondrán en él su esperanza.»
13 Que Dios, que da esperanza, los llene de alegría y paz a ustedes que tienen fe en él, y les dé abundante esperanza por el poder del Espíritu Santo.
El trabajo apostólico de Pablo
14 Hermanos míos, estoy convencido de que ustedes están llenos de bondad y de todo conocimiento, y que saben aconsejarse unos a otros; 15 pero en esta carta me he atrevido a escribirles francamente sobre algunas cosas, para que no las olviden. Lo hago por el encargo que Dios en su bondad me ha dado, 16 de servir a Cristo Jesús para bien de los que no son judíos. El servicio sacerdotal que presto consiste en anunciar el evangelio de Dios, con el fin de presentar ante él a los no judíos, como ofrenda que le sea grata, santificada por el Espíritu Santo.
17 Tengo razón para gloriarme en Cristo Jesús de mi servicio a Dios, 18 porque no me atrevo a hablar de nada, aparte de lo que Cristo mismo ha hecho por medio de mí para llevar a los no judíos a obedecer a Dios. Esto se ha realizado con palabras y hechos, 19 por el poder de señales y milagros y por el poder del Espíritu de Dios. De esta manera he llevado a buen término el anuncio del evangelio de Cristo, desde Jerusalén y por todas partes hasta la región de Iliria. 20 Pero siempre he procurado anunciar el evangelio donde nunca antes se había oído hablar de Cristo, para no construir sobre bases puestas por otros, 21 sino más bien, como dice la Escritura:
«Verán los que nunca habían tenido noticias de él;
entenderán los que nunca habían oído de él.»
Planes de viaje
22 Precisamente por esto no he podido ir a verlos, aunque muchas veces me lo había propuesto. 23 Pero ahora que ya he terminado mi trabajo en estas regiones, y como desde hace muchos años estoy queriendo visitarlos, 24 espero que podré hacerlo durante mi viaje a España. Y una vez que haya tenido el gusto de verlos, aunque sea por poco tiempo, espero que ustedes me ayuden a continuar el viaje. 25 Pero ahora voy a Jerusalén, a llevar ayuda a los hermanos de allí. 26 Porque los de Macedonia y Acaya decidieron voluntariamente hacer una colecta y mandarla a los hermanos pobres de Jerusalén. 27 Lo decidieron voluntariamente, aunque, en realidad, estaban en la obligación de hacerlo, porque así como los creyentes judíos compartieron sus bienes espirituales con los no judíos, éstos, a su vez, deben ayudar con sus bienes materiales a los creyentes judíos. 28 Así que, cuando yo haya terminado este asunto y les haya entregado a ellos la colecta, saldré para España, y de paso los visitaré a ustedes. 29 Estoy seguro de que cuando yo vaya, nos enriqueceremos todos con las bendiciones de Cristo.
30 Hermanos, por nuestro Señor Jesucristo y por el amor que el Espíritu nos da, les ruego que se unan conmigo en la lucha, orando a Dios por mí. 31 Pidan a Dios que me libre de los incrédulos que hay en Judea, y que la ayuda que llevo a los hermanos de Jerusalén sea bien recibida, 32 para que, si Dios quiere, llegue yo con alegría a verlos a ustedes y tenga descanso al visitarlos. 33 Que el Dios de paz esté con todos ustedes. Amén.
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.
Roma 15
Ang Biblia, 2001
Bigyang-lugod ang Kapwa, Huwag ang Sarili
15 Kaya't tayong malalakas ay nararapat magtiis sa kahinaan ng mahihina, at hindi upang magbigay-lugod sa ating mga sarili.
2 Bawat isa sa atin ay magbigay-lugod sa kanyang kapwa para sa kanyang kabutihan, tungo sa ikatitibay niya.
3 Sapagkat(A) si Cristo man ay hindi nagbigay-lugod sa kanyang sarili; kundi gaya ng nasusulat, “Ang mga pag-alipusta ng mga umaalipusta sa iyo ay nahulog sa akin.”
4 Sapagkat ang anumang mga bagay na isinulat noong una ay isinulat upang tayo ay matuto, upang sa pamamagitan ng pagtitiyaga at sa pagpapasigla ng mga kasulatan ay magkaroon tayo ng pag-asa.
5 Ngayon, ipagkaloob nawa ng Diyos ng pagtitiis at kaaliwan, na kayo ay magkaisa ng pag-iisip sa isa't isa ayon kay Cristo Jesus,
6 upang kayo na may isang pag-iisip sa pamamagitan ng isang bibig ay luwalhatiin ninyo ang Diyos at Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.
Ang Ebanghelyo sa mga Hentil
7 Kaya't tanggapin ninyo ang isa't isa, gaya naman ni Cristo na tinanggap kayo sa ikaluluwalhati ng Diyos.
8 Sapagkat sinasabi ko na si Cristo ay naging lingkod sa pagtutuli upang ipakita ang katotohanan ng Diyos, upang kanyang mapagtibay ang mga pangako sa mga ninuno,
9 at(B) upang ang mga Hentil ay lumuwalhati sa Diyos dahil sa kanyang kahabagan, gaya ng nasusulat,
“Kaya't ikaw ay aking pupurihin sa gitna ng mga Hentil, at aawit ako ng papuri sa iyong pangalan.”
10 At(C) muling sinasabi niya,
“Magalak kayo, kayong mga Hentil, kasama ng kanyang bayan.”
11 At(D) muli,
“Purihin ninyo ang Panginoon, kayong lahat ng mga Hentil; at purihin siya ng lahat ng mga bayan.”
12 At(E) muli, sinasabi ni Isaias,
“Darating ang ugat ni Jesse,
siya ang babangon upang maghari sa mga Hentil;
sa kanya aasa ang mga Hentil.”
13 Puspusin nawa kayo ng Diyos ng pag-asa, ng buong kagalakan at kapayapaan sa pananampalataya, upang kayo'y sumagana sa pag-asa sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Espiritu Santo.
Ang Dahilan ng Ganitong Sulat ni Pablo
14 At ako naman sa aking sarili ay naniniwalang lubos tungkol sa inyo, mga kapatid ko, na kayo man ay punung-puno ng kabutihan, pinuspos ng lahat ng kaalaman, na may kakayahang magturo sa isa't isa.
15 Ngunit sa ibang bahagi ay sinulatan ko kayong may katapangan bilang pagpapaalala sa inyo, dahil sa biyayang sa akin ay ibinigay ng Diyos,
16 upang ako'y maging ministro ni Cristo Jesus sa mga Hentil, na naglilingkod sa banal na gawain sa ebanghelyo ng Diyos, upang ang paghahandog ng mga Hentil ay maging kalugud-lugod, yamang ito'y ginawang banal ng Espiritu Santo.
17 Kay Cristo Jesus, kung magkagayon, ay mayroon akong dahilan upang ipagmalaki ang tungkol sa aking gawain para sa Diyos.
18 Sapagkat hindi ako mangangahas magsalita ng anumang bagay, maliban sa mga ginawa ni Cristo sa pamamagitan ko, upang sumunod ang mga Hentil, sa salita at sa gawa,
19 sa kapangyarihan ng mga tanda at ng mga kababalaghan, sa kapangyarihan ng Espiritu ng Diyos;[a] kaya't buhat sa Jerusalem at sa palibot-libot hanggang sa Ilirico, ay aking ipinangaral na lubos ang ebanghelyo ni Cristo.
20 Kaya't ginawa kong mithiin na maipangaral ang ebanghelyo hindi doon sa naipakilala na si Cristo, upang hindi ako makapagtayo sa ibabaw ng pinagsaligan ng iba,
21 kundi,(F) gaya ng nasusulat,
“Silang hindi pa nabalitaan tungkol sa kanya ay makakakita, at silang hindi pa nakarinig ay makakaunawa.”
Ang Balak ni Pablo na Dumalaw sa Roma
22 Ito(G) ang dahilan kaya't madalas akong nahahadlangan sa pagpunta sa inyo.
23 Subalit ngayon, yamang ako ay wala nang lugar para sa gawain sa mga lupaing ito, at yamang matagal ko nang nais na pumunta sa inyo,
24 inaasahan kong makikita ko kayo sa aking paglalakbay patungo sa Espanya, at ako'y tutulungan ninyo patungo doon, pagkatapos makasama kayo na may kasiyahan nang kaunting panahon.
25 Ngunit(H) ngayon, ako'y patungong Jerusalem, upang maglingkod sa mga banal.
26 Sapagkat minabuti ng Macedonia at ng Acaia na gumawa ng isang ambagang laan sa mga dukha sa mga banal na nasa Jerusalem.
27 Ito'y(I) kalugud-lugod sa kanila; at sila ay may utang na loob sa kanila, sapagkat kung ang mga Hentil ay naging mga kabahagi sa kanilang mga bagay na espirituwal, nararapat naman nilang paglingkuran ang mga iyon sa mga bagay na ayon sa laman.
28 Kapag nagampanan ko na ito, at aking maibigay na sa kanila ang nalikom, magdaraan ako sa inyo patungong Espanya.
29 At nalalaman ko na pagpunta ko sa inyo, ay darating akong puspos ng pagpapala ng ebanghelyo ni Cristo.
30 Ngayo'y isinasamo ko sa inyo, mga kapatid, alang-alang sa ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo, at sa pag-ibig ng Espiritu, na kayo'y magsikap na kasama ko sa inyong mga panalangin sa Diyos para sa akin,
31 upang ako'y mailigtas sa mga hindi sumasampalataya na nasa Judea, at upang ang aking pamamahagi sa Jerusalem ay maging kalugud-lugod sa mga banal;
32 upang sa pamamagitan ng kalooban ng Diyos, ako'y makarating sa inyo na may kagalakan, at makapagpahingang kasama ninyo.
33 Ngayon, ang Diyos ng kapayapaan ay sumainyo nawang lahat. Amen.
Footnotes
- Roma 15:19 Sa ibang mga kasulatan ay Espiritu Santo .
Romans 15
The Voice
Paul says he is free to eat, but he is not free to injure another in what he eats. Personal freedom must always give way to corporate responsibility. To put it another way, the gospel of love demands that we surrender individual liberties for the sake of our brothers and sisters. We see this demonstrated powerfully in the example of Jesus who gave up His life and freedom for the sake of the world. When we live by this ethic, we create a community marked by warmth and hospitality. Food, drink, and holidays may well be personal options within the Kingdom. But justice, peace, and joy are communal essentials for life in the Kingdom.
15 So now what? We who are strong are not just to satisfy our own desires. We are called to carry the weaknesses of those who are not strong. 2 Each of us must strive to please our neighbors, pursuing their welfare so they will become strong. 3 The Anointed One Himself is our model for this kind of living, for He did not live to please Himself. And as the Scriptures declared, “When they insult You, they insult me.”[a] 4 You see, everything written in the days of old was recorded to give us instructions for living. We find encouragement through the Scriptures and a call to perseverance that will produce hopeful living. 5 I pray that our God, who calls you and gives you perseverance and encouragement, will join all of you together to share one mind according to Jesus the Anointed. 6 In this unity, you will share one voice as you glorify the one True God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, our Liberating King.
7 So accept one another in the same way the Anointed has accepted you so that God will get the praise He is due. 8 For, as I am fond of saying, the Anointed One has become a servant of the Jews[b] in order to demonstrate God’s truth. Effectively this confirms the promises He made to our ancestors 9 and causes the non-Jewish nations to glorify God for His mercy. As the Scriptures say,
For this I will praise You among the nations
and sing praises to Your name.[c]
10 Again the Scriptures say,
Nations, celebrate with His covenant people.[d]
11 And again,
Praise the Lord, all nations.
Raise your voices, all people; let your praises flow to God.[e]
12 Again Isaiah says,
Then, the root of Jesse will emerge—
He rises to rule all the peoples of the world
who come to Him for guidance and direction.
In Him they place their hope.[f]
13 I pray that God, the source of all hope, will infuse your lives with an abundance of joy and peace in the midst of your faith so that your hope will overflow through the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 My brothers and sisters, I am ultimately confident that you are full of goodness, knowledge, and the ability to help and instruct one another. 15 I have written to you with unflinching honesty on many topics because I do not want you to ever lose sight of the tremendous grace God has given me. 16 His grace makes me who I am, a minister of the Anointed One, Jesus, called to serve the nations.
Though Paul’s churches are made up of Jews and non-Jews, Paul’s special calling is to be God’s emissary to the nations beyond Israel, known as the Gentiles.
The good news of God is the focus of my priestly work. In effect, these nations have become an offering to God, totally acceptable, indeed made holy by the work of the Holy Spirit. 17 So in Jesus, the Anointed One, I have reason to celebrate the things I do for God. 18 I don’t want to be presumptuous, so I will restrict myself to what the Anointed has accomplished through my words and actions, which has culminated in the obedience of the nations. 19 My words and actions have been rooted in Spirit-empowered signs and miracles. The upshot is this: I have been able to preach the good news of the Anointed One in city after city from Jerusalem all the way around the Mediterranean to Illyricum. 20 I have dreamed of preaching the gospel in places where no one has ever heard of the Anointed so that I do not build on a foundation laid by anyone else. 21 But as the Scriptures say,
They will see Him even though they’ve never been told about Him;
they will understand even though they never heard of Him.[g]
22 Because of many issues, I have not been able to visit you in the city of Rome. 23 But my time to serve those here is coming to an end, there’s no room left for me in this region, and I have longed to come to you for many years. So I plan to visit you 24 on my journey to Spain. I am hoping that I will not only see you face-to-face, but that you will assist me in the journey west after I have enjoyed our time together. 25 But right now I must make the journey to Jerusalem to serve the saints there. 26 Those in Macedonia and Achaia decided it was a good idea to share their funds to help the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. 27 I must tell you that they were thrilled to be able to help. They realize that they are indebted to the believers in Jerusalem. If the nations share in the Jews’ spiritual goods, then it’s only right that they minister back to them in material goods. 28 When this work is complete and the funds we’ve collected are delivered, I will make my way to Spain through your grand city of Rome and enjoy some of your hospitality. 29 I’m sure that when I come to you I will come as a blessing and as one fully blessed by the Anointed One.
30 My brothers and sisters, I urgently plead with you by the name of our Lord Jesus, the Anointed, and by the love of the Spirit to join together with me in your prayers to God for my success in these next endeavors. 31 Pray that I will be rescued from those who deny and persecute the faith in Judea and that my service in Jerusalem will meet the approval of all the saints there. 32 If that happens, then my journey to you will be filled with joy; and, if God wills, I can rest and be refreshed in your presence. 33 I pray the God of all peace will be with you all. Amen.
Footnotes
- 15:3 Psalm 69:9
- 15:8 Literally, “the circumcision”
- 15:9 Psalm 18:49
- 15:10 Deuteronomy 32:43
- 15:11 Psalm 117:1
- 15:12 Isaiah 11:10
- 15:21 Isaiah 52:15
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