Romans 6
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Dead to Sin but Alive in Christ
6 ·So [L What then shall we say?] ·do you think we should [L shall we] continue sinning so that ·God will give us even more grace [L grace may increase/T abound]? 2 ·No [Absolutely not; May it never be; 3:31]! We died to ·our old sinful lives [L sin], so how can we continue living ·with [or in] sin? 3 ·Did you forget [or Don’t you know] that all of us who ·became part of Christ Jesus when we were baptized [L were baptized into Christ Jesus] ·shared his death in that baptism [or participated in his death through that baptism; L were baptized into his death]. 4 [L Therefore] When we were baptized, we were buried with Christ ·and shared his [and participated in his; L into] death. So, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the ·wonderful power [glorious power; L glory] of the Father, we also can live a new life.
5 Christ died, and we have been ·joined with [united with; grafted into] him ·by dying too [or by participating in his death; L in the likeness of his death]. So we will also be ·joined with [united with; grafted into] him by rising from the dead as he did. 6 We know that our old ·life [self; L person] died with Christ on the cross so that our ·sinful selves [or body controlled by sin; L body of sin] would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin. 7 Anyone who has died is ·made free [justified; declared righteous] from ·sin’s control [L sin].
8 [L Now; But] If we died with Christ, we ·know [have confidence; believe] we will also live with him. 9 Christ was raised from the dead, and we know that he cannot die again. Death has no ·power [mastery; dominion] over him now. 10 ·Yes [L For; Because], when Christ died, he died ·to defeat the power of sin [to take away sin; or with reference to sin] ·one time—enough for all time [once for all; Heb. 7:27]. [L But] He now has a new life, and his new life is ·with [or for the glory of; or with reference to] God. 11 In the same way, you should ·see [count; consider] yourselves as being dead to ·the power of sin [L sin] and alive ·with [to; with reference to] God ·through [or in; in union with] Christ Jesus.
12 So, do not let sin ·control your life [L reign; rule over you] ·here on earth [L in your mortal body] so that you ·do what your sinful self wants to do [L obey/submit to its (evil/sinful) desires]. 13 Do not offer ·the parts of your body [or any part of yourself; L your parts/members] to serve sin, as ·things to be used in doing [L instruments/weapons of] ·evil [unrighteousness; injustice]. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have died and now live. Offer ·the parts of your body [or every part of yourself; L your parts/members] to God ·to be used in doing good [L as instruments/weapons of righteousness/justice]. 14 [L For] Sin will not ·be your master [exercise dominion/power over you], because you are not under law but under God’s grace.
Be Slaves of Righteousness
15 ·So what should we do [L What then; 3:9]? Should we sin because we are under grace and not under law? ·No [Absolutely not; May it never be; v. 2]! 16 ·Surely you know [L Don’t you know…?] that when you submit yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, ·the person you obey is your master [L you are slaves to the one you obey]. [L Either] You can ·follow [be slaves to] sin, which brings ·spiritual death [L death], or you can ·obey God [L (be slaves) to obedience], which ·makes you right with him [leads to righteousness]. 17 In the past ·sin controlled you [L you were slaves to sin]. But thank God, you ·fully obeyed [L obeyed from the heart] the ·things [accepted/orthodox teaching; L example/pattern of teaching] ·that you were taught [or that have claimed your allegiance; L to which you were delivered/entrusted]. 18 You were set free from sin, and now you are slaves to ·goodness [righteousness]. 19 I use ·this example [or an analogy from everyday life; or an inadequate human illustration (like slavery)] because ·this is hard for you to understand [L of the limitations/weakness of your human nature/flesh]. In the past you offered ·the parts of your body [or yourselves; L your parts/members] to be slaves to ·sin [impurity; defilement] and ·evil [lawlessness; wickedness]; ·you lived only for evil [or …leading to even more lawlessness/wickedness]. In the same way now you must offer ·yourselves [L your parts/members] to be slaves of ·goodness [righteousness]. ·Then you will live only for God [L …leading to holiness/sanctification].
20 [L For] When you were slaves to sin, ·goodness did not control you [L you were free (from obligation) to righteousness]. 21 And what ·was the result of [benefit/fruit did you reap from] doing those things that now make you ashamed? [L For] ·Those things only bring [L The end/result of those things is] death. 22 But now you are free from sin and have become slaves of God. This ·brings you [reaps the benefit/fruit of] ·a life that is only for God [holiness; sanctification], and ·this gives you life forever [L the end/result is eternal life]. 23 [L For; Because] The ·payment [wages] for sin is death. But God gives us the free gift of ·life forever [eternal life] in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romanos 6
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Resucitados a una vida nueva
6 ¿Querrá todo esto decir que debemos seguir pecando para que se desborde la gracia? 2 ¡De ningún modo! Quienes hemos muerto al pecado, ¿cómo vamos a seguir viviendo sometidos a él? 3 ¿No saben ustedes que, al ser vinculados a Cristo por el bautismo, fuimos vinculados también a su muerte? 4 Por el bautismo, en efecto, fuimos sepultados con Cristo, a fin de participar en su muerte. Por tanto, si Cristo venció a la muerte resucitando por el glorioso poder del Padre, es preciso que también nosotros emprendamos una vida nueva. 5 Si hemos sido injertados en Cristo compartiendo una muerte como la suya, compartiremos, también su resurrección. 6 Tengan en cuenta que nuestra antigua condición pecadora fue clavada junto con Cristo en la cruz, para que así quedara destruido este cuerpo sometido al pecado y nosotros quedáramos liberados de su servidumbre. 7 Pues cuando una persona muere, queda libre del dominio del pecado. 8 Si, pues, hemos muerto con Cristo, debemos confiar en que también viviremos con él; 9 sabemos, en efecto, que Cristo, al haber resucitado de entre los muertos es ya inmortal; la muerte ha perdido su dominio sobre él. 10 En cuanto a la razón de su muerte, murió para liberarnos definitivamente del pecado; en lo que se refiere a su vivir, vive para Dios. 11 Igualmente ustedes, consideren que han muerto al pecado y viven para Dios en unión con Cristo Jesús.
12 Que no los siga dominando el pecado; aunque el cuerpo sea mortal, no se sometan a sus apetencias, 13 ni se conviertan en instrumentos del mal al servicio del pecado. Preséntense, más bien, ante Dios como lo que son: muertos retornados a la vida, y hagan de sus cuerpos instrumentos del bien al servicio de Dios. 14 No se dejen dominar por el pecado, ya que no están bajo el yugo de la ley, sino bajo la acción de la gracia.
Libres del pecado
15 Entonces, ¿qué? Porque ya no estemos bajo el yugo de la ley, sino bajo la acción de la gracia, ¿habremos de pecar sin miramientos? ¡De ningún modo! 16 Saben de sobra que, si se ponen al servicio de alguien dispuestos a obedecerle, se convierten en sus esclavos: esclavos del pecado que los llevará a la muerte, o bien esclavos de la obediencia a Dios que los restablecerá en su amistad.
17 Gracias a Dios, ustedes, que eran en otro tiempo esclavos del pecado, se han sometido de todo corazón al modelo de enseñanza que les ha sido transmitido. 18 Liberados del pecado, se han puesto al servicio del bien. 19 Les estoy hablando con un lenguaje corriente en atención a la debilidad de su condición humana. Así pues, lo mismo que en otro tiempo se hicieron esclavos del vicio y la maldad enfangándose en el mal, háganse ahora esclavos del bien, consagrándose a Dios.
20 Cuando ustedes eran esclavos del pecado, no se consideraban obligados a practicar el bien. 21 ¿Y cuál fue el resultado? Vergüenza les da a ustedes decirlo, porque todo desembocó en la muerte. 22 Pero ahora han sido liberados del pecado, son siervos de Dios, han sido consagrados a él y tienen como meta la vida eterna. 23 Porque el salario del pecado es la muerte, mientras que el don que Dios nos hace es la vida eterna por medio de Cristo Jesús, Señor nuestro.
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