Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

La prueba de que Dios nos ama

Puesto que Dios ya nos ha hecho justos gracias a la fe, tenemos paz con Dios por medio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Pues por Cristo hemos podido acercarnos a Dios por medio de la fe, para gozar de su favor, y estamos firmes, y nos gloriamos con la esperanza de tener parte en la gloria de Dios. Y no sólo esto, sino que también nos gloriamos de los sufrimientos; porque sabemos que el sufrimiento nos da firmeza para soportar, y esta firmeza nos permite salir aprobados, y el salir aprobados nos llena de esperanza. Y esta esperanza no nos defrauda, porque Dios ha llenado con su amor nuestro corazón por medio del Espíritu Santo que nos ha dado.

Pues cuando nosotros éramos incapaces de salvarnos, Cristo, a su debido tiempo, murió por los pecadores. No es fácil que alguien se deje matar en lugar de otra persona. Ni siquiera en lugar de una persona justa; aunque quizás alguien estaría dispuesto a morir por la persona que le haya hecho un gran bien. Pero Dios prueba que nos ama, en que, cuando todavía éramos pecadores, Cristo murió por nosotros. Y ahora, después que Dios nos ha hecho justos mediante la muerte de Cristo, con mayor razón seremos salvados del castigo final por medio de él. 10 Porque si Dios, cuando todavía éramos sus enemigos, nos reconcilió consigo mismo mediante la muerte de su Hijo, con mayor razón seremos salvados por su vida, ahora que ya estamos reconciliados con él. 11 Y no sólo esto, sino que también nos gloriamos en Dios mediante nuestro Señor Jesucristo, pues por Cristo hemos recibido ahora la reconciliación.

Adán y Jesucristo

12 Así pues, por medio de un solo hombre entró el pecado en el mundo y por el pecado entró la muerte, y así la muerte pasó a todos porque todos pecaron. 13 Antes que hubiera ley, ya había pecado en el mundo; aunque el pecado no se toma en cuenta cuando no hay ley. 14 Sin embargo, desde el tiempo de Adán hasta el de Moisés, la muerte reinó sobre los que pecaron, aunque el pecado de éstos no consistió en desobedecer un mandato, como hizo Adán, el cual fue figura de aquel que había de venir.

15 Pero el delito de Adán no puede compararse con el don que Dios nos ha dado. Pues por el delito de un solo hombre, muchos murieron; pero el don que Dios nos ha dado gratuitamente por medio de un solo hombre, Jesucristo, es mucho mayor y en bien de muchos. 16 El pecado de un solo hombre no puede compararse con el don de Dios, pues por un solo pecado vino la condenación; pero el don de Dios, a partir de muchos pecados, hace justos a los hombres. 17 Pues si la muerte reinó como resultado del delito de un solo hombre, con mayor razón aquellos a quienes Dios, en su gran bondad y gratuitamente, hace justos, reinarán en la nueva vida mediante un solo hombre, Jesucristo.

18 Y así como el delito de Adán puso bajo condenación a todos los hombres, así también el acto justo de Jesucristo hace justos a todos los hombres para que tengan vida. 19 Es decir, que por la desobediencia de un solo hombre, muchos fueron hechos pecadores; pero, de la misma manera, por la obediencia de un solo hombre, muchos serán hechos justos.

20 La ley se añadió para que aumentara el pecado; pero cuando el pecado aumentó, Dios se mostró aún más bondadoso. 21 Y así como el pecado reinó trayendo la muerte, así también la bondad de Dios reinó haciéndonos justos y dándonos vida eterna mediante nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified(A) through faith,(B) we[a] have peace(C) with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,(D) through whom we have gained access(E) by faith into this grace in which we now stand.(F) And we[b] boast in the hope(G) of the glory of God. Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings,(H) because we know that suffering produces perseverance;(I) perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope(J) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(K) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(L) who has been given to us.

You see, at just the right time,(M) when we were still powerless,(N) Christ died for the ungodly.(O) Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.(P)

Since we have now been justified(Q) by his blood,(R) how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath(S) through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(T) we were reconciled(U) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(V) 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.(W)

Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ

12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,(X) and death through sin,(Y) and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned(Z)

13 To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone’s account where there is no law.(AA) 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam,(AB) who is a pattern of the one to come.(AC)

15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man,(AD) how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ,(AE) overflow to the many! 16 Nor can the gift of God be compared with the result of one man’s sin: The judgment followed one sin and brought condemnation, but the gift followed many trespasses and brought justification. 17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death(AF) reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life(AG) through the one man, Jesus Christ!

18 Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people,(AH) so also one righteous act resulted in justification(AI) and life(AJ) for all people. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man(AK) the many were made sinners,(AL) so also through the obedience(AM) of the one man the many will be made righteous.

20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(AN) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(AO) 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death,(AP) so also grace(AQ) might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life(AR) through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 5:1 Many manuscripts let us
  2. Romans 5:2 Or let us
  3. Romans 5:3 Or let us