La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
The Message Bible MSG
1 Porque vosotros mismos sabéis, hermanos, que nuestra visita a vosotros no fue en vano,
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So, friends, it's obvious that our visit to you was no waste of time.
2 sino que después de haber sufrido y sido maltratados en Filipos, como sabéis, tuvimos el valor, confiados en nuestro Dios, de hablaros el evangelio de Dios en medio de mucha oposición.
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We had just been given rough treatment in Philippi, as you know, but that didn't slow us down. We were sure of ourselves in God, and went right ahead and said our piece, presenting God's Message to you, defiant of the opposition.
3 Pues nuestra exhortación no procede de error ni de impureza ni es con engaño;
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God tested us thoroughly to make sure we were qualified to be trusted with this Message.
4 sino que así como hemos sido aprobados por Dios para que se nos confiara el evangelio, así hablamos, no como agradando a los hombres, sino a Dios que examina nuestros corazones.
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Be assured that when we speak to you we're not after crowd approval - only God approval. Since we've been put through that battery of tests, you're guaranteed that both we and the Message are free of error, mixed motives, or hidden agendas.
5 Porque como sabéis, nunca fuimos a vosotros con palabras lisonjeras, ni con pretexto para lucrar, Dios es testigo,
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We never used words to butter you up. No one knows that better than you. And God knows we never used words as a smoke screen to take advantage of you.
6 ni buscando gloria de los hombres, ni de vosotros ni de otros, aunque como apóstoles de Cristo hubiéramos podido imponer nuestra autoridad.
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Even though we had some standing as Christ's apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else.
7 Más bien demostramos ser benignos entre vosotros, como una madre que cría con ternura a sus propios hijos.
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We weren't aloof with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way a mother cares for her children.
8 Teniendo así un gran afecto por vosotros, nos hemos complacido en impartiros no sólo el evangelio de Dios, sino también nuestras propias vidas, pues llegasteis a sernos muy amados.
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We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.
9 Porque recordáis, hermanos, nuestros trabajos y fatigas, cómo, trabajando de día y de noche para no ser carga a ninguno de vosotros, os proclamamos el evangelio de Dios.
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You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message to you.
10 Vosotros sois testigos, y también Dios, de cuán santa, justa e irreprensiblemente nos comportamos con vosotros los creyentes;
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You saw with your own eyes how discreet and courteous we were among you, with keen sensitivity to you as fellow believers. And God knows we weren't freeloaders!
11 así como sabéis de qué manera os exhortábamos, alentábamos e implorábamos a cada uno de vosotros, como un padre lo haría con sus propios hijos,
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You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you we were like a father with his child,
12 para que anduvierais como es digno del Dios que os ha llamado a su reino y a su gloria.
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holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life.
13 Por esto también nosotros sin cesar damos gracias a Dios de que cuando recibisteis de nosotros la palabra del mensaje de Dios, la aceptasteis no como la palabra de hombres, sino como lo que realmente es, la palabra de Dios, la cual también hace su obra en vosotros los que creéis.
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And now we look back on all this and thank God, an artesian well of thanks! When you got the Message of God we preached, you didn't pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God's true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!
14 Pues vosotros, hermanos, vinisteis a ser imitadores de las iglesias de Dios en Cristo Jesús que están en Judea, porque también vosotros padecisteis los mismos sufrimientos a manos de vuestros propios compatriotas, tal como ellos padecieron a manos de los judíos,
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Friends, do you realize that you followed in the exact footsteps of the churches of God in Judea, those who were the first to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ? You got the same bad treatment from your countrymen as they did from theirs, the Jews
15 los cuales mataron tanto al Señor Jesús como a los profetas, y nos expulsaron, y no agradan a Dios sino que son contrarios a todos los hombres,
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who killed the Master Jesus (to say nothing of the prophets) and followed it up by running us out of town. They make themselves offensive to God and everyone else
16 impidiéndonos hablar a los gentiles para que se salven, con el resultado de que siempre llenan la medida de sus pecados. Pero la ira ha venido sobre ellos hasta el extremo .
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by trying to keep us from telling people who've never heard of our God how to be saved. They've made a career of opposing God, and have gotten mighty good at it. But God is fed up, ready to put an end to it.
17 Pero nosotros, hermanos, separados de vosotros por breve tiempo, en persona pero no en espíritu, estábamos muy ansiosos, con profundo deseo de ver vuestro rostro.
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Do you have any idea how very homesick we became for you, dear friends? Even though it hadn't been that long and it was only our bodies that were separated from you, not our hearts, we tried our very best to get back to see you.
18 Ya que queríamos ir a vosotros (al menos yo, Pablo, más de una vez) pero Satanás nos lo ha impedido.
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You can't imagine how much we missed you! I, Paul, tried over and over to get back, but Satan stymied us each time.
19 Porque ¿quién es nuestra esperanza o gozo o corona de gloria? ¿No lo sois vosotros en la presencia de nuestro Señor Jesús en su venida?
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Who do you think we're going to be proud of when our Master Jesus appears if it's not you?
20 Pues vosotros sois nuestra gloria y nuestro gozo.
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You're our pride and joy!
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