Romans 5
Expanded Bible
Right with God
5 [L Therefore,] Since we have been ·made right with God [declared righteous; justified] by our faith, we have[a] peace with God. This happened through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 ·who through our faith[b] has brought us into that blessing of [L through whom we have access by faith to] God’s grace ·that we now enjoy [L in which we stand/live]. And we ·are happy [rejoice; boast] because of the hope we have ·of sharing [or of experiencing; L of] God’s glory. 3 [L Not only this, but] We also ·have joy [rejoice; boast] ·with our troubles [through suffering/trials/persecution], because we know that ·these troubles [suffering; trials; persecution] produce ·patience [endurance]. 4 And ·patience [endurance] produces [tested and proven] character, and [tested and proven] character produces hope. 5 And this hope will never ·disappoint us [let us down; or put us to shame; dishonor us; C honor and shame were among the most important values in first century culture], because God has ·poured out his love to fill our hearts [or flooded our hearts with his love]. He gave us his love through the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to us.
6 [L For] When we were ·unable to help ourselves [L still helpless/weak], at the ·right [or appointed] time, Christ died for ·us sinners [L the ungodly/wicked]. 7 ·Very few people will [or Rarely/Scarcely will anyone] die for a ·righteous [just; pious] person. Although perhaps for a ·good [truly good; noble] person someone might possibly die [C the “righteous” person may be someone who is outwardly religious, while the “good” person is genuinely generous and loving]. 8 But God ·shows [demonstrates; proves] his ·great [L own] love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
9 And since we have now been ·made right with God [declared righteous; justified] by ·the blood of Christ’s death [L his blood], ·we will surely also [L how much more shall we…!] be saved through Christ from ·God’s anger [final punishment; L the wrath]. 10 [L For if] While we were God’s enemies, ·he made us his friends [L we were reconciled to God] through the death of his Son. ·Surely [L How much more…?], ·now that we are his friends [L having been reconciled], he will save us through his Son’s life. 11 And not only that, but now we ·are also very happy [also rejoice/boast] in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we ·are now God’s friends again [have now received reconciliation].
Adam and Christ Compared
12 [L Therefore, just as] Sin came into the world ·because of what one man did [L through one man], and with sin came death. ·This is why [L …and so; or and in this way] ·everyone must die [death spread/passed to all people]—because everyone sinned. 13 Sin was in the world before ·the law of Moses [L the law], but sin is not ·counted against us as breaking a command [charged to one’s account; recorded as sin] when there is no law [4:15]. 14 But from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, ·everyone had to die [L death reigned/ruled], even those who had not sinned ·by breaking a command, as Adam had [L in the likeness of Adam’s disobedience/transgression].
Adam was ·like [a type/pattern/prefigurement of] the One who was coming in the future. 15 But ·God’s free gift [L the gift] is not like Adam’s ·sin [violation; transgression]. [L For if] Many people died because of the ·sin [violation; transgression] of that one man. ·But the grace from God was much greater, since many people received God’s gift of life [L …how much more did God’s grace and gift abound/multiply to the many] by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ [C the death of the “one” saved the “many”; see v. 19; Is. 53:11]. 16 But the gift of God is different from ·Adam’s [L the one man’s] sin. After Adam sinned once, ·he was judged guilty [L his judgment brought condemnation]. [L But] God’s free gift came after many ·sins [violations; transgressions], and it ·makes people right with God [L brought justification]. 17 [L For if] One man’s ·sin [violation; transgression] caused death to ·rule over all people [L reign; rule] because of that one man. How much more, then, will those people who ·accept [receive] ·God’s full grace [L the abundance of grace] and the great gift of ·being made right with him [righteousness] ·have true life and rule [or rule in the future life; L reign/rule in life] through the one man, Jesus Christ. [C Just as death “ruled” in Adam, so believers “rule” over death through Christ.]
18 So as one ·sin of Adam [L violation; trangression] brought ·the punishment of death [condemnation] to all people, so too one ·good act that Christ did [L righteous act/deed] ·makes all people right with God, bringing them true life [L brings justification of life to all people]. 19 [L For just as…] One man disobeyed God, and many became sinners. ·In the same way, [L …so also] one man obeyed God, and many will be made ·right [righteous]. 20 The law came ·to make sin worse [or to reveal the true extent of sin; L to increase the violation/transgression]. But when sin ·grew worse [increased; multiplied], God’s grace ·increased [multiplied/abounded all the more]. 21 ·Sin once used death to rule us [L Just as sin reigned in death…], ·but God gave people more of his grace so that grace could rule [L …so grace will reign] ·by making people right with him [through justification/righteousness]. And this brings ·life forever [eternal life] through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Footnotes
- Romans 5:1 we have Some Greek copies read “let us have.”
- Romans 5:2 through our faith Some Greek copies do not have this phrase.
Romanos 5
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
II.— NUEVA VIDA EN CRISTO (5—8)
Paz con Dios por medio de Cristo
5 Restablecidos, pues, en la amistad divina por medio de la fe, Jesucristo nuestro Señor nos mantiene en paz con Dios. 2 Ha sido, en efecto, Cristo quien nos ha facilitado, mediante la fe, esta apertura a la gracia en la que estamos firmemente instalados a la vez que nos sentimos orgullosos abrigando la esperanza de participar en la gloria de Dios. 3 Es más, hasta de las dificultades nos sentimos orgullosos, porque sabemos que la dificultad produce constancia, 4 la constancia produce una virtud a toda prueba, y una virtud así es fuente de esperanza. 5 Una esperanza que no decepciona, porque al darnos el Espíritu Santo, Dios nos ha inundado con su amor el corazón. 6 Carecíamos de fuerzas, pero Cristo murió por los culpables en el momento señalado. 7 Difícil cosa es afrontar la muerte, aunque sea en favor de una persona buena; no obstante, por una buena causa, tal vez alguien estaría dispuesto a morir. 8 Pues bien, Dios nos ha dado la mayor prueba de su amor haciendo morir a Cristo por nosotros cuando aún éramos pecadores.
9 Pues ahora que, por la muerte de Cristo, Dios nos ha restablecido en su amistad, con mayor razón por el mismo Cristo nos librará del castigo. 10 Y si, siendo enemigos, Dios nos reconcilió consigo mediante la muerte de su Hijo, con mayor razón, ya reconciliados, nos liberará y nos hará participar de su vida. 11 Más aún: el mismo Jesucristo, Señor nuestro, artífice de la obra reconciliadora en el momento presente, hace que nos sintamos orgullosos de Dios.
Adán y Cristo
12 Fue el ser humano el que introdujo el pecado en el mundo, y con el pecado la muerte. Y como todos pecaron, de todos se adueñó la muerte. 13 Antes que se promulgara la ley, ya existía el pecado en el mundo, pero al no haber ley, tampoco el pecado podía ser sancionado. 14 Y, sin embargo, la muerte ejerció su imperio desde Adán hasta Moisés, incluso sobre quienes no pecaron con una transgresión como la de Adán, que es figura del que había de venir.
15 Por más que no hay comparación entre el delito y el don. Porque si el pecado de uno solo acarreó a todos la muerte, la gracia de Dios, es decir, el don gratuito de otro hombre, Jesucristo, se volcó mucho más abundantemente sobre todos. 16 Y existe otra diferencia entre el pecado del uno y el don del otro, ya que el juicio a partir de un solo delito terminó en sentencia condenatoria, mientras que el don, a partir de muchos delitos, terminó en sentencia absolutoria. 17 Si, pues, por el delito de uno, de solamente uno, la muerte implantó su reinado, con mucha mayor razón vivirán y reinarán a causa de uno solo, Jesucristo, los que han recibido con tanta abundancia el don gratuito de la amistad de Dios.
18 En resumen, si el delito de uno acarreó a todos la condena, así también la fidelidad de uno es para todos fuente de salvación y de vida. 19 Y si la desobediencia de uno solo hizo a todos pecadores, también la obediencia de uno solo ha recuperado para todos la amistad de Dios. 20 En cuanto a la ley, únicamente sirvió para que el delito se multiplicara. Pero cuanto más se multiplicó el pecado, tanto más abundante fue la gracia. 21 Así que, lo mismo que el pecado implantó el reinado de la muerte, ahora será la gracia la que reine restableciéndonos en la amistad divina y conduciéndonos a la vida eterna por medio de Jesucristo, Señor nuestro.
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