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Juan 11
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Juan 11
Dios Habla Hoy
Muerte de Lázaro
11 Había un hombre enfermo que se llamaba Lázaro, natural de Betania, el pueblo de María y de su hermana Marta. 2 Esta María, que era hermana de Lázaro, fue la que derramó perfume sobre los pies del Señor y los secó con sus cabellos. 3 Así pues, las dos hermanas mandaron a decir a Jesús:
—Señor, tu amigo querido está enfermo.
4 Jesús, al oírlo, dijo:
—Esta enfermedad no va a terminar en muerte, sino que ha de servir para mostrar la gloria de Dios, y también la gloria del Hijo de Dios.
5 Aunque Jesús quería mucho a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro, 6 cuando le dijeron que Lázaro estaba enfermo se quedó dos días más en el lugar donde se encontraba. 7 Después dijo a sus discípulos:
—Vamos otra vez a Judea.
8 Los discípulos le dijeron:
—Maestro, hace poco los judíos de esa región trataron de matarte a pedradas, ¿y otra vez quieres ir allá?
9 Jesús les dijo:
—¿No es cierto que el día tiene doce horas? Pues si uno anda de día, no tropieza, porque ve la luz que hay en este mundo; 10 pero si uno anda de noche, tropieza, porque le falta la luz.
11 Después añadió:
—Nuestro amigo Lázaro se ha dormido, pero voy a despertarlo.
12 Los discípulos le dijeron:
—Señor, si se ha dormido, es señal de que va a sanar.
13 Pero lo que Jesús les decía es que Lázaro había muerto, mientras que los discípulos pensaban que se había referido al sueño natural. 14 Entonces Jesús les dijo claramente:
—Lázaro ha muerto. 15 Y me alegro de no haber estado allí, porque así es mejor para ustedes, para que crean. Pero vamos a verlo.
16 Entonces Tomás, al que llamaban el Gemelo, dijo a los otros discípulos:
—Vamos también nosotros, para morir con él.
Jesús, la resurrección y la vida
17 Al llegar, Jesús se encontró con que ya hacía cuatro días que Lázaro había sido sepultado. 18 Betania se hallaba cerca de Jerusalén, a unos tres kilómetros; 19 y muchos de los judíos habían ido a visitar a Marta y a María, para consolarlas por la muerte de su hermano. 20 Cuando Marta supo que Jesús estaba llegando, salió a recibirlo; pero María se quedó en la casa. 21 Marta le dijo a Jesús:
—Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto. 22 Pero yo sé que aun ahora Dios te dará todo lo que le pidas.
23 Jesús le contestó:
—Tu hermano volverá a vivir.
24 Marta le dijo:
—Sí, ya sé que volverá a vivir cuando los muertos resuciten, en el día último.
25 Jesús le dijo entonces:
—Yo soy la resurrección y la vida. El que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá; 26 y todo el que todavía está vivo y cree en mí, no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto?
27 Ella le dijo:
—Sí, Señor, yo creo que tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, el que tenía que venir al mundo.
Jesús llora junto al sepulcro de Lázaro
28 Después de decir esto, Marta fue a llamar a su hermana María, y le dijo en secreto:
—El Maestro está aquí y te llama.
29 Tan pronto como lo oyó, María se levantó y fue a ver a Jesús. 30 Jesús no había entrado todavía en el pueblo; estaba en el lugar donde Marta se había encontrado con él. 31 Al ver que María se levantaba y salía rápidamente, los judíos que estaban con ella en la casa, consolándola, la siguieron pensando que iba al sepulcro a llorar.
32 Cuando María llegó a donde estaba Jesús, se puso de rodillas a sus pies, diciendo:
—Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto.
33 Jesús, al ver llorar a María y a los judíos que habían llegado con ella, se conmovió profundamente y se estremeció, 34 y les preguntó:
—¿Dónde lo sepultaron?
Le dijeron:
—Ven a verlo, Señor.
35 Y Jesús lloró. 36 Los judíos dijeron entonces:
—¡Miren cuánto lo quería!
37 Pero algunos de ellos decían:
—Éste, que dio la vista al ciego, ¿no podría haber hecho algo para que Lázaro no muriera?
Resurrección de Lázaro
38 Jesús, otra vez muy conmovido, se acercó a la tumba. Era una cueva, cuya entrada estaba tapada con una piedra. 39 Jesús dijo:
—Quiten la piedra.
Marta, la hermana del muerto, le dijo:
—Señor, ya huele mal, porque hace cuatro días que murió.
40 Jesús le contestó:
—¿No te dije que, si crees, verás la gloria de Dios?
41 Quitaron la piedra, y Jesús, mirando al cielo, dijo:
—Padre, te doy gracias porque me has escuchado. 42 Yo sé que siempre me escuchas, pero lo digo por el bien de esta gente que está aquí, para que crean que tú me has enviado.
43 Después de decir esto, gritó:
—¡Lázaro, sal de ahí!
44 Y el que había estado muerto salió, con las manos y los pies atados con vendas y la cara envuelta en un lienzo. Jesús les dijo:
—Desátenlo y déjenlo ir.
Conspiración para arrestar a Jesús(A)
45 Por esto creyeron en Jesús muchos de los judíos que habían ido a acompañar a María y que vieron lo que él había hecho. 46 Pero algunos fueron a ver a los fariseos, y les contaron lo que había hecho Jesús. 47 Entonces los fariseos y los jefes de los sacerdotes reunieron a la Junta Suprema, y dijeron:
—¿Qué haremos? Este hombre está haciendo muchas señales milagrosas. 48 Si lo dejamos, todos van a creer en él, y las autoridades romanas vendrán y destruirán nuestro templo y nuestra nación.
49 Pero uno de ellos, llamado Caifás, que era el sumo sacerdote aquel año, les dijo:
—Ustedes no saben nada, 50 ni se dan cuenta de que es mejor para ustedes que muera un solo hombre por el pueblo, y no que toda la nación sea destruida.
51 Pero Caifás no dijo esto por su propia cuenta, sino que, como era sumo sacerdote aquel año, dijo proféticamente que Jesús iba a morir por la nación judía; 52 y no solamente por esta nación, sino también para reunir a todos los hijos de Dios que estaban dispersos. 53 Así que desde aquel día las autoridades judías tomaron la decisión de matar a Jesús.
54 Por eso Jesús ya no andaba públicamente entre los judíos, sino que salió de la región de Judea y se fue a un lugar cerca del desierto, a un pueblo llamado Efraín. Allí se quedó con sus discípulos.
55 Faltaba poco para la fiesta de la Pascua de los judíos, y mucha gente de los pueblos se dirigía a Jerusalén a celebrar los ritos de purificación antes de la Pascua. 56 Andaban buscando a Jesús, y se preguntaban unos a otros en el templo:
—¿Qué les parece? ¿Vendrá a la fiesta o no?
57 Los fariseos y los jefes de los sacerdotes habían dado orden de que, si alguien sabía dónde estaba Jesús, lo dijera, para poder arrestarlo.
John 11
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John 11
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The Death of Lazarus
11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in the town of Bethany, where Mary and her sister Martha lived [C near Jerusalem to the east, not the same Bethany as in 1:28]. 2 Mary was the woman who ·later put perfume on the Lord [L anointed the Lord with perfume/ointment/fragrant oil] and wiped his feet with her hair [12:1–8]. Mary’s brother was Lazarus, the man who was now sick. 3 So ·Mary and Martha [L the sisters] sent someone to tell Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”
4 When Jesus heard this, he said, “This sickness will not end in death. It is for the glory of God, to bring glory to the Son of God.” 5 Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 ·But [or So] when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was for two more days. 7 Then Jesus said to his ·followers [disciples], “Let’s go back to Judea.”
8 The ·followers [disciples] said to him, “But Teacher [L Rabbi], ·some people [the Jewish leaders; L the Jews] there tried to stone you to death only a short time ago. Now you want to go back there?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours ·in the day [of daylight]? If anyone walks in the daylight, he will not stumble, because he can see by ·this world’s light [C the sun]. 10 But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles because ·there is no light to help him see [L the light is not in him].”
11 After Jesus said this, he added, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him.”
12 The ·followers [disciples] said, “But Lord, if he is only asleep, he will ·be all right [recover; get better; L be saved/healed].”
13 [L But] Jesus meant that Lazarus was dead, but his followers thought he meant Lazarus was really sleeping. 14 So then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And I ·am glad [rejoice] for your sakes I was not there so that you may believe. But let’s go to him now.”
16 Then Thomas (the one called Didymus [C meaning, “the Twin”]) said to ·the other followers [his fellow disciples], “Let us also go so that we can die with him.”
Jesus in Bethany
17 When Jesus arrived, he learned that Lazarus had already been dead and in the tomb for four days. [C Some Jews believed that a soul would stay near a body for up to three days after death.] 18 Bethany was about two miles [L fifteen stadia; C a stadion was about 600 ft.] from Jerusalem. 19 Many of the Jews had come there to ·comfort [console] Martha and Mary about their brother.
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary ·stayed [L was sitting at] home. 21 Martha [L then] said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But I know that even now God will give you anything you ask.”
23 Jesus said, “Your brother will rise and live again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know that he will rise and live again in the resurrection on the last day.” [C Many Jews, particularly Pharisees, believed in a future bodily resurrection.]
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. ·Those who believe [L The one who believes…] in me will have life even if they die. 26 And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
27 Martha answered, “Yes, Lord. I believe that you are the ·Christ [Messiah], the Son of God, the One ·coming to [who was to come into] the world.”
Jesus Weeps
28 After Martha said this, she went back and ·talked to [summoned] her sister Mary ·alone [privately]. Martha said, “The Teacher is here and he is ·asking for [summoning; calling for] you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Jesus. 30 Jesus had not yet come into the town but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31 The Jews were with Mary in the house, ·comforting [consoling] her. When they saw her stand and leave quickly, they followed her, thinking she was going to the tomb to weep there.
32 But Mary went to the place where Jesus was. When she saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 When Jesus saw Mary weeping and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was ·upset [L disturbed in spirit] and was deeply troubled. 34 He asked, “Where ·did you bury [L have you put] him?”
“Come and see, Lord,” they said.
35 Jesus wept.
36 So the Jews said, “See how much he loved him.”
37 But some of them said, “·If Jesus [L Could not the one who…] opened the eyes of the blind man, why couldn’t he keep ·Lazarus [L this man] from dying?”
Jesus Raises Lazarus
38 Again feeling ·very upset [deeply disturbed/moved], Jesus came to the tomb. It was a cave with a large stone ·covering the entrance [L lying on/against it; C Jews typically buried their dead in caves with stones covering the entrance]. 39 Jesus said, “Move the stone away.”
Martha, the sister of the dead man, said, “But, Lord, it has been ·four days since he died [see 11:17]. There will be a ·bad smell [stench].”
40 Then Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”
41 So they moved the stone away from the entrance. Then Jesus ·looked up [L raised his eyes] and said, “Father, I thank you that you heard me. 42 I know that you always hear me, but I said these things ·because [for the benefit] of the people here around me. ·I want them to [L so that they might] believe that you sent me.” 43 After Jesus said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come ·out [T forth]!” 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with ·pieces of cloth [strips of linen; graveclothes; C the dead were wrapped in strips of cloth], and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, “Take the cloth off of him and let him go.”
The Plan to Kill Jesus
45 [L So] Many of the ·people [L Jews], who had come to visit Mary and saw what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the ·leading [T chief] priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the ·council [L Sanhedrin; C the highest Jewish court of the time]. They asked, “·What should we do? [or What are we accomplishing?] This man is doing many ·miracles [L signs]. 48 If we let him continue doing these things, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will come and take away our ·Temple [L place; C probably a reference to the “holy place”—the Jerusalem Temple] and our nation.”
49 One of the men there was Caiaphas, the high priest that year. [C He was high priest between ad 18 and 36.] He said, “·You people know nothing [You don’t know what you are talking about]! 50 You don’t realize that it is better [L for you] for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”
51 Caiaphas did not ·think of this himself [L say this from himself]. As high priest that year, he was really prophesying that Jesus would die for their nation 52 and for God’s scattered children to bring them all together and make them one. [C Although Caiaphas was thinking politically, his words predicted spiritual salvation.]
53 [L So from] That day they started ·planning [plotting] to kill Jesus. 54 So Jesus no longer ·traveled [L walked] openly among the ·people [Jews]. He ·left there [withdrew; departed] and went to a ·place [region] near the ·desert [wilderness], to a town called Ephraim and stayed there with his ·followers [disciples].
55 It was almost time for the ·Passover Feast [L Passover of the Jews; C the annual festival that celebrates God’s rescue of Israel from Egypt; Ex. 12; John 2:13]. Many from the country went up to Jerusalem before the Passover to ·do the special things to make themselves pure [L purify/consecrate themselves; Num. 9:6–13]. 56 The people ·looked for [sought] Jesus and stood in the Temple [courts] asking each other, “·Is he [L Surely he is not] coming to the Feast? What do you think?” 57 But the ·leading [T chief] priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where Jesus was, he must tell them. Then they could ·arrest [seize] him.
John 11
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John 11
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The Death of Lazarus
11 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany,(A) the village of Mary and her sister Martha.(B) 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.)(C) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love(D) is sick.”
4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory(E) so that God’s Son may be glorified through it.” 5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days, 7 and then he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”(F)
8 “But Rabbi,”(G) they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you,(H) and yet you are going back?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Anyone who walks in the daytime will not stumble, for they see by this world’s light.(I) 10 It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light.”
11 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend(J) Lazarus has fallen asleep;(K) but I am going there to wake him up.”
12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.” 13 Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep.(L)
14 So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15 and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.”
16 Then Thomas(M) (also known as Didymus[a]) said to the rest of the disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.”
Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus
17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.(N) 18 Now Bethany(O) was less than two miles[b] from Jerusalem, 19 and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.(P) 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet him, but Mary stayed at home.(Q)
21 “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.(R) 22 But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.”(S)
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha answered, “I know he will rise again in the resurrection(T) at the last day.”(U)
25 Jesus said to her, “I am(V) the resurrection and the life.(W) The one who believes(X) in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing(Y) in me will never die.(Z) Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah,(AA) the Son of God,(AB) who is to come into the world.”(AC)
28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher(AD) is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.(AE) 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her,(AF) noticed how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”(AG)
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved(AH) in spirit and troubled.(AI) 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked.
“Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
35 Jesus wept.(AJ)
36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(AK)
37 But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man(AL) have kept this man from dying?”(AM)
Jesus Raises Lazarus From the Dead
38 Jesus, once more deeply moved,(AN) came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.(AO) 39 “Take away the stone,” he said.
“But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.”(AP)
40 Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe,(AQ) you will see the glory of God?”(AR)
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up(AS) and said, “Father,(AT) I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here,(AU) that they may believe that you sent me.”(AV)
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”(AW) 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen,(AX) and a cloth around his face.(AY)
Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary,(AZ) and had seen what Jesus did,(BA) believed in him.(BB) 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees(BC) called a meeting(BD) of the Sanhedrin.(BE)
“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.(BF) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.”
49 Then one of them, named Caiaphas,(BG) who was high priest that year,(BH) spoke up, “You know nothing at all! 50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”(BI)
51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.(BJ) 53 So from that day on they plotted to take his life.(BK)
54 Therefore Jesus no longer moved about publicly among the people of Judea.(BL) Instead he withdrew to a region near the wilderness, to a village called Ephraim, where he stayed with his disciples.
55 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,(BM) many went up from the country to Jerusalem for their ceremonial cleansing(BN) before the Passover. 56 They kept looking for Jesus,(BO) and as they stood in the temple courts they asked one another, “What do you think? Isn’t he coming to the festival at all?” 57 But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.
Footnotes
- John 11:16 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.
- John 11:18 Or about 3 kilometers
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