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1 Puesto que ustedes resucitaron con Cristo, fijen la mirada en las cosas de arriba, donde está Cristo sentado junto a Dios en el sitio de honor.
1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
2 Llenen sus pensamientos de las cosas de arriba y no en las cosas de este mundo.
2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
3 Después de todo, ustedes están muertos y su vida está escondida con Cristo en Dios.
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 Cuando aparezca Cristo, que es la vida de ustedes, también ustedes resplandecerán con él y participarán de su gloria.
4 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
5 ¡Hagan morir todo lo que viene de la naturaleza pecaminosa! Apártense de los pecados sexuales, las impurezas, las pasiones bajas y vergonzosas y del deseo de acumular más y más cosas, pues eso es idolatría.
5 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
6 La terrible ira de Dios caerá sobre los que hacen tales cosas,
6 For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.
7 que son lo que ustedes antes hacían.
7 You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,
8 Pero ha llegado el momento de arrojar de ustedes la ira, el enojo, la malicia, los insultos y las malas palabras.
8 but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
9 No se mientan unos a otros, ahora que ya murieron a aquella antigua vida llena de vicios.
9 Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
10 Ya se pusieron una ropa nueva, que es la nueva vida que se renueva todo el tiempo hasta que llegue a parecerse a su Creador.
10 and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
11 La nacionalidad y la raza, la religión, la educación y la posición social carecen de importancia en esta vida. Lo que importa es que Cristo es todo y está en todos.
11 where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Por cuanto Dios los escogió y son santos y amados, practiquen con sinceridad la compasión y la bondad. Sean humildes, amables y buenos.
12 Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
13 Sopórtense unos a otros y perdonen a quienes se quejen de ustedes. Si el Señor los perdonó, ustedes están obligados a perdonar.
13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
14 Y sobre todo, vístanse de amor, que es lo que permite vivir en perfecta armonía.
14 Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
15 Que la paz de Dios reine en sus corazones, porque ese es su deber como miembros del cuerpo de Cristo. Y sean agradecidos.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
16 Mantengan vívidas en su memoria las enseñanzas de Cristo en toda su abundancia, y enséñense y aconséjense unos a otros con toda sabiduría. Transmítanlas a otros, con salmos, himnos y cánticos espirituales elevados al Señor con corazones agradecidos.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
17 Y todo lo que hagan o digan, háganlo en el nombre del Señor Jesús, y por medio de él acérquense a la presencia de Dios con acción de gracias.
17 Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
18 Esposas, sométanse a sus esposos, porque así lo ha dispuesto el Señor.
18 Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
19 Esposos, amen a sus esposas y nunca las maltraten.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.
20 Hijos, obedezcan a sus padres en todo, porque esto agrada al Señor.
20 Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Padres, no hagan enojar a sus hijos, para que no se desanimen.
21 Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
22 Esclavos, obedezcan en todo a sus amos terrenales; no traten de agradarlos sólo cuando ellos los estén vigilando, sino siempre; obedézcanlos de buena gana y por respeto a Dios.
22 Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.
23 Hagan lo que hagan, háganlo bien, como si en vez de estar trabajando para amos terrenales estuvieran trabajando para el Señor.
23 And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
24 Recuerden que el Señor Jesucristo les dará la parte que les corresponde, pues él es el Señor a quien en realidad sirven ustedes.
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
25 Pero el que hace lo malo, recibirá como pago el mal que hizo, porque Dios no tiene preferidos.
25 But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Romans 8:6; Matthew 6:33; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Colossians 3:2; Matthew 6:20
- 2 1 John 2:15–17; 1 Chronicles 22:19; Colossians 3:1; Matthew 16:23; Romans 8:4–6
- 3 Galatians 2:20; Romans 6:2; Colossians 2:20; John 5:24; Romans 8:2
- 4 John 11:25; 1 John 3:2; Galatians 2:20; 1 Peter 1:13; Philippians 3:21
- 5 Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:19–21; Galatians 5:24; 1 Peter 2:11; Romans 6:13
- 6 Ephesians 5:6; Romans 1:18; 1 Peter 1:14; Ezekiel 16:45–46; Revelation 22:15
- 7 Ephesians 2:2; 1 Peter 4:3–4; Romans 6:19–20; Titus 3:3; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 8 Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 4:22; James 1:20–21; Ephesians 5:4; Colossians 3:5
- 9 Ephesians 4:22; Ephesians 4:25; Leviticus 19:11; Romans 6:6; John 8:44
- 10 Ephesians 4:23–24; Romans 12:2; Colossians 3:12; Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17
- 11 Galatians 3:28–29; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Romans 10:12; Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 1:23
- 12 Ephesians 4:32; Ephesians 4:2; 1 John 4:19; 2 Peter 1:5–8; Galatians 5:22–23
- 13 Ephesians 4:32; Mark 11:25; James 2:13; Ephesians 4:2; Matthew 6:14–15
- 14 1 Peter 4:8; Ephesians 5:2; 1 Corinthians 13:1–13; Colossians 2:2; John 13:34
- 15 John 14:27; Philippians 4:6–7; Isaiah 26:3; Romans 15:13; Psalm 29:11
- 16 Psalm 119:11; Ephesians 5:19; John 15:7; Romans 10:17; Jeremiah 15:16
- 17 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:23; Proverbs 3:6; Ephesians 5:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:18
- 18 Ephesians 5:22–6:9; Titus 2:4–5; 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 3:1–6; Genesis 3:16
- 19 1 Peter 3:7; Genesis 2:23–24; Ephesians 5:25; Colossians 3:21; Ephesians 5:28–29
- 20 Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:1–3; Proverbs 6:20; Matthew 19:19; Matthew 15:4–6
- 21 Proverbs 4:1–4; Ephesians 6:4; Psalm 103:13; Proverbs 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:11
- 22 Ephesians 6:5–7; Galatians 1:10; 1 Timothy 6:1–2; 1 Peter 2:18–19; Titus 2:9–10
- 23 Colossians 3:17; Ephesians 6:6–7; Romans 14:8; 2 Chronicles 31:21; Ecclesiastes 9:10
- 24 Ephesians 6:8; Acts 20:32; Galatians 1:10; Luke 14:14; 1 Corinthians 7:22
- 25 Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Deuteronomy 10:17; Ephesians 6:9
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