Galatians · Free Bible Version (Spanish)
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1 Catorce años más tarde, regresé a Jerusalén con Bernabé. Entonces llevé conmigo a Tito.
1 Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
2 Fui por causa de lo que Dios me había mostrado. Me reuní en privado con los líderes reconocidos de la iglesia allí y les expliqué sobre la buena noticia que estaba compartiendo con los extranjeros. No quería continuar el camino que hasta ese momento había seguido, y por el cual había trabajado tanto, y que al final fuera en vano.
2 I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.
3 Pero sucedió que estando allá nadie insistió en que Tito, quien iba conmigo, fuera circuncidado, aunque él era griego.
3 But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
4 (Ese asunto solo surgió porque algunos falsos cristianos se habían infiltrado para espiar la libertad que tenemos en Cristo Jesús, tratando de convertirnos en esclavos.
4 This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,
5 Pero nunca cedimos a ellos, ni siquiera por un momento, sino que queríamos asegurarnos de mantener la verdad de la buena noticia intacta para ustedes).
5 to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.
6 Pero aquellos considerados como importantes, no añadieron cosa alguna a lo que dije. (No me importa qué clase de líderes eran, pero Dios no juzga a las personas del mismo modo que yo lo hago).
6 But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
7 Por el contrario, cuando se dieron cuenta de que se me había dado la responsabilidad de compartir la buena noticia con los extranjeros, del mismo modo que a Pedro se le había dado la responsabilidad de compartir la buena noticia con los judíos,
7 but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised—
8 (pues el mismo Dios que obraba en Pedro como apóstol a los judíos, también obraba a través de mi como apóstol a los extranjeros),
8 for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with the Gentiles—
9 y cuando reconocieron también la gracia que me había sido dada, entonces Santiago, Pedro y Juan, quienes llevaban la responsabilidad de ejercer el liderazgo de la iglesia, estrecharon sus manos conmigo y Bernabé, aceptándonos como sus compañeros de trabajo.
9 and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
10 Nosotros trabajaríamos por los extranjeros, mientras ellos trabajarían por los judíos. Su única instrucción fue que recordáramos cuidar de los pobres, algo con lo que ya estaba muy comprometido.
10 They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.
11 Sin embargo, cuando Pedro fue a Antioquía, tuve que confrontarlo directamente, porque evidentemente estaba equivocado en lo que hacía.
11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.
12 Antes de que algunos de los amigos de Santiago llegaran, Pedro solía comer con los extranjeros. Pero cuando estas personas llegaron, dejó de hacerlo y se alejó de los extranjeros. Él temía ser criticado por los que insistían en que los hombres debían ser circuncidados.
12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13 Así como Pedro, otros judíos cristianos se volvieron hipócritas también, al punto que incluso Bernabé fue persuadido a seguir su misma hipocresía.
13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14 Cuando comprendí que no tenían una posición firme en cuanto a la verdad de la buena noticia, le dije a Pedro delante de todos: “Si eres judío pero vives como los extranjeros y no como judío, ¿por qué obligas a los extranjeros a vivir como judíos?
14 But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
15 Podemos ser judíos por nacimiento, y no ‘pecadores’ como los extranjeros,
15 “We, being Jews by nature and not Gentile sinners,
16 pero sabemos que nadie es justificado por hacer lo que la ley exige, sino solo por la fe en Jesucristo. Nosotros hemos confiado en Cristo Jesús a fin de que pudiéramos ser justificados al poner nuestra confianza en Cristo, y no por hacer lo que la ley dice, porque nadie es justificado por la observación de los requisitos de la ley”.
16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.
17 Porque si, al intentar ser justificados en Cristo, nosotros mismos demostramos ser pecadores, ¿significa eso que Cristo está al servicio del pecado? ¡Por supuesto que no!
17 But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
18 Pues si tuviera que reconstruir lo que he destruido, entonces solo demuestro que soy un transgresor de la ley.
18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.
19 Porque a través de la ley morí a la ley para poder vivir para Dios.
19 For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God.
20 He sido justificado con Cristo, de modo que ya no soy yo quien vive, sino Cristo quien vive en mí. La vida que ahora vivo en este cuerpo, la vivo confiando en el Hijo de Dios, quien me amó y se entregó por mí.
20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
21 ¿Cómo podría rechazar la gracia de Dios? ¡Pues si podemos ser justificados por guardar la ley, entonces la muerte de Cristo fue en vano!
21 I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Titus
A Greek coworker of Paul, not compelled to be circumcised, who carried Paul's letters to Corinth, and whom Paul left in Crete to set things in order.
Cited in the guide: 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 8:23; Galatians 2:3
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 2:3; Acts 15:2–4; Acts 14:12; 2 Corinthians 8:16; Galatians 2:13
- 2 Galatians 2:6; Philippians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 9:26
- 3 Acts 16:3; Galatians 5:2–6; 1 Corinthians 9:20–21; 2 Corinthians 2:13; Acts 15:24
- 4 Galatians 5:1; Jude 4; 2 Peter 2:1–2; 1 John 4:1; Galatians 5:12–13
- 5 Galatians 4:16; Galatians 2:14; Colossians 2:4–8; Colossians 1:5; Jude 3
- 6 Galatians 2:2; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; 2 Corinthians 12:11; 2 Corinthians 11:5
- 7 1 Thessalonians 2:4; Acts 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:7; Galatians 1:16; Acts 13:46–48
- 8 Acts 22:21; Acts 9:15; Acts 15:12; Acts 2:14–41; Acts 21:19
- 9 Romans 12:3; Revelation 3:12; Ephesians 3:8; Galatians 2:2; Acts 15:22–30
- 10 1 John 3:17; Hebrews 13:16; Acts 24:17; 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 1 Corinthians 16:1–2
- 11 1 Timothy 5:20; Galatians 2:14; Acts 15:1; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Galatians 2:5
- 12 Acts 10:28; Luke 15:2; Ephesians 3:6; Acts 11:2–3; Matthew 26:69–75
- 13 1 Corinthians 15:33; Hebrews 13:9; Ephesians 4:14; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Genesis 12:11–13
- 14 Acts 10:28; Galatians 2:5; Acts 15:10–11; 1 Timothy 5:20; Proverbs 2:7
- 15 Ephesians 2:3; Titus 3:3; Romans 3:9; Ephesians 2:11–12; Philippians 3:4
- 16 Philippians 3:9; Psalm 143:2; Romans 3:19–28; Romans 9:30; 1 Peter 1:18–21
- 17 Romans 6:1–2; 1 John 3:8–10; 1 John 3:5; Galatians 2:15; Matthew 1:21
- 18 Galatians 4:9–12; Galatians 2:4–5; Galatians 2:12–16; Romans 14:15; Galatians 2:21
- 19 Romans 7:4; Romans 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; Romans 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:15
- 20 Galatians 5:24; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Romans 6:4–6; Colossians 3:3–4; 2 Corinthians 4:10–11
- 21 Romans 11:6; Galatians 3:21; Hebrews 7:11; 1 Corinthians 15:14; Galatians 2:16
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… that Paul alone knew the truth, and that to him the mystery was manifested by revelation, let Paul himself convict them, when he says, that one and the same God wrought in Peter for the apostolate of the circumcision, and in himself for the Gentiles. Peter, therefore, was an apostle of that very God whose was also Paul; and Him …
… the Son is the work of the Father, since it is written, "Who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all;" and that the Passion of the Son was His own work also, "Who loved me, and gave Himself for me." The Father delivered up the Son, and the Son delivered up Himself.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
"For He that wrought effectually in Peter," it is said, "to the apostleship of the circumcision, was mighty also in me towards the Gentiles." For since on seeing the Son, they were wroth and slew Him, He bids them again by His servants.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
But I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that Gospel which I preached among the Gentiles." And again he says, "For an hour we did give place to subjection, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you." If, then, any one shall, from the Acts of the Apostles, carefully scrutinize the time concerning which it is …
But the Apostle says, "If righteousness come by the Law, then Christ is dead in vain." What the Apostle says of the Law, that say we of nature to these men.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)