2 Corintios · Biblia en inglés básico
2 Corintios 12 Biblia en inglés básico
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1 As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
1 CIERTO no me es conveniente gloriarme; mas vendré á las visiones y á las revelaciones del Señor.
2 I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.
2 Conozco á un hombre en Cristo, que hace catorce años (si en el cuerpo, no lo sé; si fuera del cuerpo, no lo sé: Dios [lo] sabe) fué arrebatado hasta el tercer cielo.
3 And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only),
3 Y conozco tal hombre, (si en el cuerpo, ó fuera del cuerpo, no lo sé: Dios [lo] sabe,)
4 How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.
4 Que fué arrebatado al paraíso, donde oyó palabras secretas que el hombre no puede decir.
5 On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.
5 De este tal me gloriaré, mas de mí mismo nada me gloriaré, sino en mis flaquezas.
6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
6 Por lo cual si quisiere gloriarme, no seré insensato: porque diré verdad: empero [lo] dejo, porque nadie piense de mí más de lo que en mí ve, ú oye de mí.
7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.
7 Y porque la grandeza de las revelaciones no me levante descomedidamente, me es dado un aguijón en mi carne, un mensajero de Satanás que me abofetee, para que no me enaltezca sobremanera.
8 And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.
8 Por lo cual tres veces he rogado al Señor, que se quite de mí.
9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.
9 Y me ha dicho: Bástate mi gracia; porque mi potencia en la flaqueza se perfecciona. Por tanto, de buena gana me gloriaré más bien en mis flaquezas, porque habite en mí la potencia de Cristo.
10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
10 Por lo cual me gozo en las flaquezas, en afrentas, en necesidades, en persecuciones, en angustias por Cristo; porque cuando soy flaco, entonces soy poderoso.
11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
11 Heme hecho un necio en gloriarme: vosotros me constreñisteis; pues yo había de ser alabado de vosotros: porque en nada he sido menos que los sumos apóstoles, aunque soy nada.
12 Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.
12 Con todo esto, las señales de apóstol han sido hechas entre vosotros en toda paciencia, en señales, y en prodigios, y en maravillas.
13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.
13 Porque ¿qué hay en que habéis sido menos que las otras iglesias, sino en que yo mismo no os he sido carga? Perdonadme esta injuria.
14 This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.
14 He aquí estoy aparejado para ir á vosotros la tercera vez, y no os seré gravoso; porque no busco vuestras cosas, sino á vosotros: porque no han de atesorar los hijos para los padres, sino los padres para los hijos.
15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
15 Empero yo de muy buena gana despenderé y seré despendido por vuestras almas, aunque amándoos más, sea amado menos.
16 But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.
16 Mas sea así, yo no os he agravado: sino que, como soy astuto, os he tomado por engaño.
17 Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you?
17 ¿Acaso os he engañado por alguno de los que he enviado á vosotros?
18 I gave orders to Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus make any profit out of you? were we not guided by the same Spirit, in the same ways?
18 Rogué á Tito, y envié con él al hermano. ¿Os engañó quizá Tito? ¿no hemos procedido con el mismo espíritu [y] por las mismas pisadas?
19 It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
19 ¿Pensáis aún que nos excusamos con vosotros? Delante de Dios en Cristo hablamos: mas todo, muy amados, por vuestra edificación.
20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
20 Porque temo que cuando llegare, no os halle tales como quiero, y yo sea hallado de vosotros cual no queréis; que [haya] entre vosotros contiendas, envidias, iras, disensiones, detracciones, murmuraciones, elaciones, bandos:
21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
21 Que cuando volviere, me humille Dios entre vosotros, y haya de llorar por muchos de los que antes habrán pecado, y no se han arrepentido de la inmundicia y fornicación y deshonestidad que han cometido.
Referencias cruzadas (20)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Gálatas 1:12; 2 Corintios 12:7; 1 Juan 5:20; Hechos 22:17–21; 1 Corintios 10:23
- 2 Hechos 22:17; Ezequiel 8:1–3; 1 Tesalonicenses 4:17; Apocalipsis 4:2; 2 Corintios 11:11
- 4 Lucas 23:43; Apocalipsis 2:7; Ezequiel 31:9
- 5 2 Corintios 11:30; 1 Corintios 2:3; 2 Corintios 12:9–10
- 6 2 Corintios 11:16; 2 Corintios 10:8–10; 2 Corintios 11:31; 2 Corintios 12:11; 2 Corintios 12:7
- 7 Números 33:55; Jueces 2:3; 2 Crónicas 32:25–26; Gálatas 4:13; 1 Corintios 5:5
- 8 Hebreos 5:7; Mateo 26:39–44; 1 Samuel 15:11; 2 Samuel 12:16–18; Salmo 77:2–11
- 9 Filipenses 4:13; 2 Corintios 12:10; Isaías 40:29–31; Efesios 3:16; Josué 1:9
- 10 2 Corintios 12:9; Efesios 6:10; Romanos 5:3; 2 Corintios 13:4; Santiago 1:2
- 11 2 Corintios 11:5; 2 Corintios 11:1; 1 Corintios 15:8–10; Efesios 3:8; 1 Corintios 3:22
- 12 Romanos 15:18–19; 2 Corintios 4:2; 1 Corintios 14:18; Juan 4:48; 1 Corintios 9:1–2
- 13 1 Corintios 9:6; 1 Corintios 9:12; 2 Corintios 11:7–9; 2 Corintios 12:14; 1 Corintios 9:15–18
- 14 Proverbios 19:14; Génesis 24:35–36; 1 Corintios 10:33; Proverbios 13:22; Génesis 31:14–15
- 15 1 Tesalonicenses 2:8; 2 Corintios 1:6; Filipenses 2:17; Colosenses 1:24; 2 Timoteo 2:10
- 16 2 Corintios 1:12; 2 Corintios 7:2; 2 Corintios 10:2–3; 2 Corintios 12:13; 2 Corintios 11:9–10
- 17 1 Corintios 16:10; 2 Reyes 5:16; 1 Corintios 4:17; 2 Corintios 12:18; 2 Corintios 9:5
- 18 2 Corintios 8:6; Romanos 4:12; 2 Corintios 7:6; Filipenses 2:19–22; 2 Corintios 7:2
- 19 Romanos 9:1; 1 Corintios 14:26; 2 Corintios 10:8; 1 Corintios 10:14; Filipenses 4:1
- 20 1 Pedro 2:1; Gálatas 5:19–21; Romanos 1:29; 1 Corintios 1:11; Judas 16
- 21 2 Corintios 13:2; Colosenses 3:5; 1 Corintios 5:9–11; 1 Pedro 4:2–3; Apocalipsis 21:8
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
What is this? Doth he who has spoken such great things say, [It is not expedient] "doubtless to glory?" as if he had said nothing?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
For that there are spiritual creatures in the heavens, all the Scriptures loudly proclaim; and Paul expressly testifies that there are spiritual things when he declares that he was caught up into the third heaven, and again, that he was carried away to paradise, and heard unspeakable words which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
… ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God; and expressing not only his sorrow, but bitter lamentation over some who had formally sinned and had not repented of their uncleanness and fornications. If these emotions and affections, arising as they do from the love of what is …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… when in much danger and affliction, often besought God that the temptations might depart from him: nevertheless God regarded not his request, but his profit, and to signify this He said, "My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness." So that before He hath told him the reason, He benefits him against his will, …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For Peter was there, who carrieth the keys of heaven: and nothing wonderful, for Paul was there, who was caught up to the third heaven, and into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful far a man to utter.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)