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Lucas 7
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Lucas 7
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Jesús sana al siervo de un capitán
(Mt 8:5-13; Jn 4:43-54)
7 Cuando Jesús terminó de hablarle a la gente, se fue a Capernaúm. 2 Allí había un capitán romano que tenía un siervo que estaba enfermo, a punto de morir. El capitán estimaba mucho al siervo. 3 Cuando el capitán oyó hablar de Jesús, envió a unos ancianos líderes de los judíos a pedirle que fuera y salvara la vida del siervo. 4 Cuando encontraron a Jesús, le rogaron mucho:
—Este capitán merece que lo ayudes 5 porque ama a nuestra nación y hasta nos construyó la sinagoga.
6 Entonces Jesús fue con ellos. Cuando ya estaban cerca de la casa, el capitán envió a algunos amigos para que le dijeran: «Señor, no te molestes, porque no merezco que entres a mi casa. 7 Por eso no me atreví a ir a verte yo mismo. Sólo te pido que des la orden y mi siervo quedará sanado. 8 Porque yo estoy bajo la autoridad de mis superiores, y a la vez tengo a muchos soldados bajo mi autoridad. Si le digo a un soldado: “Ve”, él va. Si le digo a otro: “Ven”, él viene. Y si le digo a mi siervo: “Haz esto”, él lo hace».
9 Al oír esto, Jesús se admiró mucho del capitán, se volvió a la multitud que lo seguía y dijo:
—Les aseguro que ni en Israel he visto una fe tan grande.
10 Al regresar a la casa, los que habían sido enviados encontraron que el siervo estaba sano.
Jesús resucita al hijo de una viuda
11 Un poco después, Jesús fue a un pueblo llamado Naín. Sus seguidores y una gran multitud lo acompañaban. 12 Cuando él llegó cerca de la entrada del pueblo, llevaban a enterrar al hijo único de una viuda. La viuda iba acompañada de mucha gente. 13 Al verla, el Señor tuvo compasión de ella y le dijo:
—No llores.
14 Se acercó y tocó el ataúd. Los que lo llevaban se detuvieron y Jesús dijo:
—Joven, yo te digo: ¡levántate!
15 El joven se sentó, empezó a hablar y Jesús se lo entregó a su mamá. 16 Todos se llenaron de temor y alababan así a Dios:
—Un gran profeta está entre nosotros.
También decían:
—Dios ha venido a ayudar a su pueblo.
17 Esta noticia se divulgó por toda Judea y sus alrededores.
Jesús y Juan el Bautista
(Mt 11:2-19)
18 Los seguidores de Juan fueron y le contaron a él todo lo que había pasado. Entonces Juan llamó a dos de ellos y 19 los envió a preguntarle al Señor: «¿Eres el que iba a venir, o debemos esperar a alguien más?»
20 Los enviados llegaron hasta donde estaba Jesús y le dijeron:
—Juan el Bautista nos envió a preguntarte lo siguiente: “¿Eres el que iba a venir, o debemos esperar a alguien más?”
21 En ese momento Jesús sanó a mucha gente que tenía enfermedades, dolencias y espíritus malignos y les dio la vista a muchos ciegos. 22 Entonces les contestó:
—Vayan y cuéntenle a Juan lo que han visto y escuchado. Los ciegos ven, los cojos caminan, los leprosos son sanados, los sordos oyen, los muertos resucitan y a los pobres se les anuncia la buena noticia. 23 Afortunado el que no dude de mí.[a]
24 Después de que los mensajeros de Juan se fueron, Jesús comenzó a hablar a la multitud acerca de Juan: «¿Qué salieron a ver al desierto? ¿Hierba[b] azotada por el viento? 25 Si no, ¿qué salieron a ver? ¿A un hombre vestido con ropa fina? ¡Escuchen! La gente que se viste con ropa elegante y vive de lujo, habita en palacios. 26 ¿Entonces qué es lo que salieron a ver? ¿A un profeta? Sí, les digo que Juan es más que un profeta. 27 (A)Las Escrituras dicen de él:
»“Oye, te envío mi mensajero delante de ti,
quien preparará el camino para tu venida”.[c]
28 Les digo que Juan es el mejor hombre que ha nacido; sin embargo, el menos importante en el reino de Dios es más importante que Juan».
29 Cuando toda la gente oyó esto, incluso los cobradores de impuestos, se hicieron bautizar por Juan. Así reconocieron que la enseñanza de Dios era correcta. 30 Pero los fariseos y los expertos de la ley rechazaron el plan de Dios para ellos, y no permitieron que Juan los bautizara.
31 «¿Con quién puedo comparar a la gente de esta generación? ¿Cómo son ellos? 32 Son como muchachos sentados en la plaza que se gritan unos a otros:
»“¡Nosotros tocamos la flauta,
pero ustedes no bailaron.
Cantamos una canción triste,
pero ustedes no lloraron!”
33 Porque vino Juan el Bautista, quien no comía pan ni bebía vino como los demás, pero ustedes dicen: “Tiene un demonio”. 34 Ha venido el Hijo del hombre que come y bebe como los demás, pero ustedes dicen: “Miren, es comilón, borracho y amigo de los cobradores de impuestos y de los pecadores”. 35 Pero la sabiduría divina se comprueba por la vida de todos los que la siguen».
Jesús y una mujer perdonada
36 Uno de los fariseos invitó a Jesús a comer, así que él fue a la casa del fariseo y ocupó su lugar en la mesa. 37 Había en el pueblo una mujer de mala vida. Cuando se enteró de que Jesús estaba comiendo en la casa del fariseo, le llevó un frasco de alabastro con perfume en aceite. 38 Se colocó detrás de Jesús, llorando a sus pies y empezó a mojarle los pies con sus lágrimas. Los secó con su cabello, los besó y los ungió con el perfume en aceite.
39 Al ver esto, el fariseo que había invitado a Jesús a comer se dijo a sí mismo: «Si este hombre fuera un profeta, sabría qué clase de mujer es esta que lo está tocando. Sabría que es una pecadora». 40 Entonces Jesús respondiendo a lo que el fariseo estaba pensando, dijo:
—Simón, tengo algo que decirte.
Simón le dijo:
—Dime, Maestro.
41 Jesús dijo:
—Dos hombres tenían una deuda con un prestamista. Uno le debía 500 monedas de plata y el otro le debía 50. 42 Ninguno de los dos tenía dinero y no podían pagar la deuda, así que como no podían pagar, les perdonó la deuda. ¿Cuál de los dos lo amará más?
43 Simón respondió:
—Me imagino que al que más le perdonó.
Él le dijo:
—Tienes razón.
44 Jesús miró a la mujer y le dijo a Simón:
—¿Ves a esta mujer? Vine a tu casa y no me diste agua para lavarme los pies, mientras que ella los ha mojado con sus lágrimas y los ha secado con su cabello. 45 Tú no me saludaste de beso, pero desde que llegué, ella no ha cesado de besarme los pies. 46 No me diste aceite para arreglarme el cabello, pero ella ungió mis pies con perfume en aceite. 47 Te digo que se puede ver que sus muchos pecados le han sido perdonados y por eso ahora me demostró mucho amor. Pero al que poco se le perdona, poco ama.
48 Entonces Jesús le dijo a la mujer:
—Tus pecados son perdonados.
49 Los que estaban comiendo con ellos se dijeron a sí mismos:
—¿Quién es este hombre que se atreve a perdonar pecados?
50 Pero Jesús le dijo a la mujer:
—Tu fe te has salvado, vete en paz.
Luke 7
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Luke 7
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Jesus Heals a Soldier’s Servant(A)
7 When Jesus finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum [4:23]. 2 There was ·an army officer [L a centurion] who had a servant who was ·very important [of great value; precious] to him. The servant was so sick he was ·nearly dead [about to die]. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant. 4 The men went to Jesus and ·begged [urged] him [L earnestly; strongly], saying, “This officer ·is worthy of [deserves] your help. 5 [L …for/because] He loves our ·people [nation], and he built us a synagogue.”
6 So Jesus went with the men. He was getting near the officer’s house when the ·officer [centurion] sent friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, because I ·am not worthy [do not deserve] to have you come into my house. 7 That is why I did not [L consider myself worthy/deserving to] come to you myself. But you only need to ·command it [L say a word], and my servant will be healed. 8 [L For; Because] I, too, am a man under the authority of others, and I have soldiers under my command. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell another soldier, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my ·servant [slave], ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, ·this is the greatest faith I have found anywhere [L I haven’t found such faith], ·even in Israel [or in all Israel].”
10 Those who had been sent to Jesus went back to the house where they found the servant in good health.
Jesus Brings a Man Back to Life
11 Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain [C a small village a few miles south of Nazareth], and his ·followers [disciples] and a large crowd traveled with him. 12 When he came near the town gate, ·he saw a funeral [L look/T behold, a dead man was being carried out]. A mother, who was a widow, had lost her only son. A large crowd from the town was with the mother while her son was being carried out. 13 When the Lord saw her, he felt ·very sorry [compassion] for her and said, “Don’t cry.” 14 He went up and touched the ·coffin [or bier; C the body was probably wrapped in cloths and lying on a wooden plank], and the people who were carrying it stopped. Jesus said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!” 15 And the ·son [L dead man] sat up and began to talk. Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 All the people were ·amazed [seized with fear; filled with awe] and began ·praising [glorifying] God, saying, “A great prophet has ·come to [L appeared/arisen among] us! God has ·come to help [looked favorably on; visited; 1:68] his people.”
17 This ·news [account; word] about Jesus spread through all Judea and into all the ·places around there [surrounding region].
John Asks a Question(B)
18 John’s ·followers [disciples] told him about all these things. He called for two of his ·followers [disciples] 19 and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the ·One who is to come [the Expected One; C the Messiah], or should we ·wait for [look for; expect] someone else?”
20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you with this question: ‘Are you the ·One who is to come [Expected One], or should we ·wait for [look for; expect] someone else?” 21 At that time, Jesus healed many people of their sicknesses, diseases, and ·evil [defiling; L unclean; 4:33] spirits, and he gave sight to many blind people. 22 Then Jesus answered John’s ·followers [disciples], “Go tell John what you saw and heard here. The blind can see, the ·crippled [lame] can walk, and ·people with skin diseases [T lepers; see 5:12] are ·healed [L cleansed]. The deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the ·Good News [Gospel] is ·preached [announced; proclaimed] to the poor [C signs of God’s restoration of creation, predicted by the prophet Isaiah; Is. 29:18–19; 35:5–6; 61:1–2]. 23 Those who ·do not stumble in their faith [are not offended] because of me are blessed.”
Jesus Comments on John(C)
24 When John’s ·followers [L messengers] left, Jesus began talking to the ·people [crowds] about John: “What did you go out into the ·desert [wilderness] to see? A reed ·blown by [shaken by; swaying in] the wind [C something fragile and easily swept away]? 25 [L But] What did you go out to see? A man dressed in ·fine [expensive; L soft] clothes? No, people who have ·fine [glorious; splendid] clothes and much ·wealth [luxury] ·live [are] in ·kings’ palaces [royal courts]. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, and I tell you, ·John is [L one who is] more than a prophet. 27 This was written about him:
‘[L Look; T Behold] I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare ·the [your] way ·for [before; in front of] you
[Mal. 3:1].’
28 I tell you, John is greater than any other person ·ever born [L born to women], but even the least important person in the kingdom of God is greater than John [C because John was part of the old age of preparation, those in the new kingdom age have greater blessings and status].”
29 (When the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they all agreed that God’s ·teaching was good [way was right/just], because they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and experts on the law ·refused to accept [rejected] God’s ·plan [purpose] for themselves; they did not let John baptize them.)
31 Then Jesus said, “·What shall I say about [L To what, therefore, shall I compare] the people of this ·time [L generation]? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace, calling to one another and saying,
‘We played ·music [L the pipe/flute] for you, but you did not dance;
we sang a ·sad song [funeral song; dirge], but you did not ·cry [weep].’ [C The religious leaders wanted John to “dance” (lighten up his severe message) and wanted Jesus to “mourn” (follow their restrictive lifestyle).]
33 [L For] John the Baptist came and did not eat bread or drink wine, and you say, ‘He ·has [is possessed by] a demon in him.’ 34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! ·He eats too much and drinks too much wine [L A glutton and a drunkard], and he is a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 But wisdom is ·proved to be right [vindicated] by ·what it does [or the behavior of her followers; L all her/its children; C Wisdom is personified as a woman (Prov. 8), her “children” being those who respond favorably to the message of John and Jesus].”
A Woman Washes Jesus’ Feet(D)
36 One of the Pharisees ·asked [invited] Jesus to eat with him, so Jesus went into the Pharisee’s house and ·sat at the table [L reclined; C at a formal meal guests would recline at a low table with their feet stretched out behind them]. 37 [L And look/T behold] A ·sinful [immoral] woman in the town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house. So she brought an alabaster ·jar [vial; flask] of perfume 38 and stood behind Jesus at his feet, ·crying [weeping]. She began to ·wash [wet; drench] his feet with her tears, and she ·dried [wiped] them with her hair, kissing them many times and ·rubbing [anointing] them with the perfume. 39 When the Pharisee who asked Jesus to come to his house saw this, he thought to himself, “If ·Jesus [L this person] were a prophet, he would know ·that the woman touching him is a sinner [L who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner]!”
40 Jesus said to ·the Pharisee [L him], “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
Simon said, “Teacher, tell me.”
41 Jesus said, “Two people owed money to ·the same banker [L a certain moneylender/creditor]. One owed five hundred ·coins [L denarii; C a denarius was equal to a day’s wage for a laborer] and the other owed fifty. 42 They had no money to pay what they owed, but ·the banker [L he] ·told both of them they did not have to pay him [L forgave both (debts)]. Which person [L therefore] will love ·the banker [L him] more?”
43 Simon answered, “I ·think [suppose] it would be the one ·who owed him the most money [L for whom he forgave the larger].”
Jesus said to Simon, “You are right.” 44 Then Jesus turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I came into your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she ·washed [wet; drenched] my feet with her tears and ·dried [wiped] them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss of greeting, but she has ·been [not stopped] kissing my feet since I came in. 46 You did not ·put oil on [anoint] my head, but she ·poured perfume on my feet [has anointed my feet with perfume]. 47 [L Therefore] I tell you that her many sins are forgiven, ·so [that is why] she showed great love. But the person who is forgiven only a little will love only a little.”
48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 The people ·sitting at the table [L reclining together; 7:36] began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Jesus said to the woman, “·Because you believed, you are saved from your sins [L Your faith has saved you]. Go in peace.”
Luke 7
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Luke 7
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The Faith of the Centurion(A)
7 When Jesus had finished saying all this(B) to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.(C) 8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.
Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son(D)
11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord(E) saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”(F) 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 They were all filled with awe(G) and praised God.(H) “A great prophet(I) has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”(J) 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.(K)
Jesus and John the Baptist(L)
18 John’s(M) disciples(N) told him about all these things. Calling two of them, 19 he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”
21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses(O) and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(P) 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet?(Q) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(S) is greater than he.”
29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(T) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law(U) rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
31 Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other:
“‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not cry.’
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,(V) and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’(W) 35 But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”
Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman(X)(Y)
36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,(Z) he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”
“Tell me, teacher,” he said.
41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[c] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”
“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet,(AA) but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss,(AB) but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head,(AC) but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”(AD)
49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you;(AE) go in peace.”(AF)
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