1 Corinthians 15
1 Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
Ahora quiero recordarles sobre la buena nueva que les anuncié. Ustedes la aceptaron y se han mantenido firmes en ella.
2 If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
Por medio de esta buena noticia es que ustedes son salvos, si se aferran al mensaje que les di. ¡De lo contrario, habrán creído sin propósito alguno!
3 The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
Yo les di lo que yo mismo también recibí, un mensaje de vital importancia: que Cristo murió por nuestros pecados, conforme dice la Escritura;
4 His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
fue sepultado y resucitó de los muertos el tercer día, conforme dice la Escritura también.
5 After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
Se le apareció a Pedro, y después a los doce.
6 Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
Después de eso, se le apareció a más de cinco mil hermanos y hermanas al mismo tiempo, muchos de los cuales aún viven, aunque algunos murieron ya.
7 Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
Se le apareció a Santiago, luego a todos los apóstoles.
8 Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
Al final, se me apareció a mí también, que nací como en el tiempo equivocado.
9 The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
Porque soy el menos importante de todos los apóstoles, ni siquiera adecuado para ser llamado apóstol, siendo que perseguí a la iglesia de Dios.
10 But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
Pero por la gracia de Dios soy lo que soy, y su gracia por mí no fue desperdiciada. Por el contrario, he trabajado con más esfuerzo que todos ellos, aunque no fui yo, sino la gracia de Dios obrando en mí.
11 So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
Así que no importa si soy yo o son ellos, este es el mensaje que compartimos con ustedes y que los llevó a creer en Dios.
12 So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
Ahora, si el mensaje declara que Cristo resucitó de los muertos, ¿cómo es que algunos de ustedes dicen que no hay resurrección de los muertos?
13 If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
Si no hubiera resurrección de los muertos, entonces Cristo tampoco ha resucitado.
14 And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
Y si Cristo no resucitó, entonces nuestro mensaje es en vano, y su fe en Dios también lo es.
15 [If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Además, seríamos falsos testigos de Dios al decir que Dios levantó a Cristo de los muertos. Pero si es cierto que no hay resurrección, entonces Dios no levantó a Cristo de los muertos.
16 But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
Y si los muertos no resucitan, entonces Cristo no resucitó tampoco,
17 If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
y si Cristo no fue resucitado, la fe de ustedes en Dios es inútil, y todavía siguen en sus pecados.
18 And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
Esto también significa que los que murieron en Cristo están perdidos.
19 In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
Y si nuestra esperanza en Cristo solo es para esta vida, nadie es más digno de lástima que nosotros.
20 But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
Pero Cristo fue levantado de los muertos, las primicias de la cosecha de los que han muerto.
21 What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
Así como la muerte vino por un hombre, la resurrección de los muertos también vino por un hombre.
22 Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
Así como en Adán todos mueren, también en Cristo todos serán resucitados.
23 But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
Pero cada uno a su tiempo: Cristo como las primicias, y luego los que pertenecen a Cristo, cuando él venga.
24 Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
Después de esto vendrá el fin, cuando Cristo entregue el reino al Padre, después de haber destruido a todos los gobernantes, autoridades y potencias.
25 You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
Cristo tiene que gobernar hasta que haya puesto a todos sus enemigos bajo sus pies.
26 The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
El último enemigo que será destruido es la muerte.
27 [In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
Como dice la Escritura: “Él puso todo bajo sus pies”. (Por supuesto, cuando dice que “todo” está bajo sus pies, es obvio que no se refiere a Dios, quien puso todo bajo la autoridad de Cristo).
28 After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
Cuando todo haya sido puesto bajo la autoridad de Cristo, entonces el Hijo también se pondrá bajo la autoridad de Dios, para que Dios, quien le dio autoridad al Hijo sobre todas las cosas, pueda ser todo en todas las cosas.
29 [Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
De otro modo, ¿qué harán las personas que son bautizadas por los muertos? Si los muertos no resucitan, ¿por qué bautizar a la gente por ellos?
30 Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
En cuanto a nosotros, ¿por qué nos exponemos al peligro en todo momento?
31 My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Déjenme decirles claramente, mis hermanos y hermanas: Yo muero cada día. Y esto es tan seguro como el orgullo que tengo por lo que Cristo ha hecho en ustedes.
32 [If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
Humanamente hablando, ¿qué ganaría yo discutiendo con las personas que están en Éfeso, que son como bestias salvajes, si los muertos no resucitan? Si es así, entonces “¡comamos y bebamos, que mañana moriremos”!
33 Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
No se dejen engañar: “las malas compañías dañan el buen carácter”.
34 Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
¡Recobren la razón y dejen de pecar! Algunos entre ustedes no conocen a Dios. Y les digo esto para avergonzarlos.
35 But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
Por supuesto, alguno preguntará: “¿Cómo resucitan los muertos? ¿Qué tipo de cuerpo tendrán?”
36 [Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
¡Cuán necia es esta pregunta! Lo que sembramos no germina a menos que muera.
37 A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
Cuando ustedes siembran, no siembran la planta como esta es al crecer, sino la semilla solamente, ya sea trigo o cualquier otra semilla que estén sembrando.
38 God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
Dios hace que la planta crezca de la manera que él lo ha determinado, y cada semilla produce plantas distintas, con diferentes formas.
39 [Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
Los seres vivos están hechos de diferentes formas. Los seres humanos tienen un tipo de tejido en sus cuerpos, mientras que los animales tienen otro, las aves otro, y los peces, otro.
40 Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
Hay cuerpos celestiales y cuerpos terrenales. Los cuerpos celestiales tienen un tipo de belleza, mientras que los cuerpos terrenales tienen otro tipo.
41 The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
El sol brilla de una manera, la luna de otra manera, mientras que las estrellas también son diferentes, cada una brillando de manera distinta.
42 And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
Lo mismo ocurre con la resurrección de los muertos. El cuerpo es enterrado en descomposición, pero es resucitado para perdurar eternamente.
43 We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
Es sembrado con tristeza, pero es levantado en gloria. Es enterrado en debilidad, pero es levantado en poder.
44 The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
Es enterrado como un cuerpo natural, pero es levantado como un cuerpo espiritual. Pues así como hay cuerpos naturales, también hay cuerpos espirituales.
45 [In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
Como dice la Escritura: “El primer hombre, Adán, se convirtió en un ser vivo;” pero el último Adán, en un espíritu que da vida.
46 But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
El Adán espiritual no vino primero, sino el natural. El Adán espiritual vino después.
47 The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
El primer hombre vino del polvo de la tierra; el segundo vino del cielo.
48 Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
Las personas terrenales son como el hombre hecho de la tierra; las personas celestiales son como el hombre que vino del cielo.
49 And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
Así como heredamos la semejanza del hombre terrenal, también heredaremos la semejanza del hombre celestial.
50 My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
No obstante, les digo, mis hermanos y hermanas: nuestros cuerpos presentes no pueden heredar el reino de Dios. Estos cuerpos mortales no pueden heredar lo eterno.
51 But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
Escuchen, voy a revelarles un misterio: No todos moriremos, pero todos seremos transformados,
52 [It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
en un momento, en un abrir y cerrar de un ojo, al sonido de la última trompeta. Esta sonará, y los muertos serán levantados para no morir más, y nosotros seremos transformados.
53 And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
Porque este cuerpo corruptible debe vestirse de un cuerpo incorruptible. Esta vida mortal debe vestirse de inmortalidad.
54 When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Cuando este cuerpo corruptible se haya vestido de un cuerpo incorruptible, y esta vida mortal se haya vestido de inmortalidad, entonces se cumplirá lo que dice la Escritura: “La muerte ha sido completamente conquistada y destruida.
Muerte, ¿dónde está tu victoria? ¿Dónde está tu aguijón”? (Hadēs g86)
56 It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
El aguijón que causa la muerte es el pecado; y el poder del pecado es la ley;
57 But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
pero alabemos a Dios, quien nos da la victoria por medio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
58 So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
Así que, mis queridos hermanos y hermanas: sean fuertes, permanezcan firmes, haciendo todo lo que puedan por la obra del Señor, pues saben que ninguna cosa que hagan por él es en vano.
