Juan 11
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Muerte de Lázaro
11 Estaba enfermo cierto hombre llamado Lázaro, de Betania(A), la aldea de María y de su hermana Marta(B). 2 María, cuyo hermano Lázaro estaba enfermo, fue la que ungió al Señor(C) con perfume y le secó los pies con sus cabellos(D). 3 Las hermanas entonces mandaron a decir a Jesús: «Señor(E), el que Tú amas(F) está enfermo». 4 Cuando Jesús lo oyó, dijo: «Esta enfermedad no es para muerte, sino para la gloria de Dios(G), para que el Hijo de Dios sea glorificado por medio de ella». 5 Y Jesús amaba a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro(H).
6 Cuando oyó, pues, que Lázaro estaba enfermo, entonces se quedó dos días más en el lugar donde estaba. 7 Luego, después de esto, dijo* a Sus discípulos: «Vamos de nuevo a Judea(I)». 8 Los discípulos le dijeron*: «Rabí[a](J), hace poco que[b] los judíos te querían apedrear(K), ¿y vas allá otra vez?». 9 Jesús respondió: «¿No hay doce horas en el día? Si alguien anda de día no tropieza, porque ve la luz de este mundo(L). 10 Pero si alguien anda de noche, tropieza, porque la luz no está en él».
11 Dijo esto, y después añadió[c]: «Nuestro amigo Lázaro(M)se ha dormido(N); pero voy a despertarlo». 12 Los discípulos entonces le dijeron: «Señor, si se ha dormido, se recuperará[d]». 13 Jesús había hablado de la muerte de Lázaro[e], pero ellos creyeron que hablaba literalmente del sueño[f](O). 14 Entonces Jesús, por eso, les dijo claramente: «Lázaro ha muerto; 15 y por causa de ustedes me alegro de no haber estado allí, para que crean; pero vamos a donde está él». 16 Tomás(P), llamado el Dídimo[g](Q), dijo entonces a sus condiscípulos: «Vamos nosotros también para morir con Él».
17 Llegó, pues, Jesús y halló que ya hacía cuatro días(R) que Lázaro estaba en el sepulcro. 18 Betania(S) estaba cerca de Jerusalén, como a tres kilómetros; 19 y muchos de los judíos(T) habían venido a la casa de Marta y María(U), para consolarlas(V) por la muerte de su hermano. 20 Entonces Marta, cuando oyó que Jesús venía, lo fue a recibir, pero María(W) se quedó sentada en casa.
21 Y[h] Marta dijo a Jesús: «Señor(X), si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto(Y). 22 Aun ahora, yo sé que todo lo que pidas a Dios, Dios te lo concederá(Z)». 23 «Tu hermano resucitará», le dijo* Jesús.
24 Marta le contestó*: «Yo sé que resucitará en la resurrección(AA), en el día final». 25 Jesús le contestó: «Yo soy la resurrección y la vida(AB); el que cree en Mí, aunque muera, vivirá, 26 y todo el que vive y cree en Mí, no morirá jamás(AC). ¿Crees esto?». 27 Ella le dijo*: «Sí, Señor; yo he creído que Tú eres el Cristo[i], el Hijo de Dios(AD), o sea, el que viene[j] al mundo(AE)».
28 Habiendo dicho esto, Marta se fue(AF) y llamó a su hermana María, diciéndole en secreto: «El Maestro(AG) está aquí, y te llama». 29 Tan pronto como ella lo oyó, se levantó* rápidamente y fue hacia Él.
30 Porque Jesús aún no había entrado en la aldea, sino que todavía estaba en el lugar donde Marta lo había encontrado(AH). 31 Entonces los judíos que estaban con ella en la casa consolándola(AI), cuando vieron que María se levantó de prisa y salió, la siguieron(AJ), suponiendo que iba al sepulcro a llorar allí.
32 Al llegar María adonde estaba Jesús, cuando lo vio, se arrojó a Sus pies, diciendo: «Señor(AK), si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto(AL)». 33 Y[k] cuando Jesús la vio llorando, y a los judíos(AM) que vinieron con ella llorando también, se conmovió profundamente(AN) en el espíritu, y se entristeció[l](AO). 34 «¿Dónde lo pusieron?», preguntó Jesús. «Señor, ven y ve», le dijeron*.
35 Jesús lloró(AP). 36 Por eso los judíos(AQ) decían: «Miren, cómo lo amaba(AR)». 37 Pero algunos de ellos dijeron: «¿No podía Este, que abrió los ojos del ciego(AS), haber evitado también que Lázaro muriera[m]?».
Resurrección de Lázaro
38 Entonces Jesús, de nuevo profundamente conmovido, fue* al sepulcro. Era una cueva, y tenía una piedra puesta sobre ella(AT). 39 «Quiten la piedra», dijo* Jesús. Marta, hermana del que había muerto, le dijo*: «Señor, ya huele mal, porque hace cuatro días(AU) que murió». 40 Jesús le dijo*: «¿No te dije que si crees, verás la gloria de Dios(AV)?».
41 Entonces quitaron la piedra(AW). Jesús alzó los ojos(AX), y dijo: «Padre, te doy gracias(AY)porque me has oído. 42 Yo sabía que siempre me oyes; pero lo dije por causa de la multitud(AZ)que me rodea, para que crean que Tú me has enviado(BA)». 43 Habiendo dicho esto, gritó con fuerte voz: «¡Lázaro, sal fuera!».
44 Y el que había muerto salió, los pies y las manos atados(BB) con vendas, y el rostro envuelto en un sudario(BC). Jesús les dijo*: «Desátenlo, y déjenlo ir».
Complot para matar a Jesús
45 Por esto muchos de los judíos que habían venido a ver a María(BD), y vieron lo que Jesús había hecho, creyeron en Él(BE). 46 Pero algunos de ellos fueron a los fariseos(BF) y les contaron lo que Jesús había hecho.
47 Entonces los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos(BG) convocaron(BH) un concilio(BI), y decían: «¿Qué hacemos? Porque este hombre hace muchas señales[n](BJ). 48 Si lo dejamos seguir así, todos van a creer en Él, y los romanos vendrán y nos quitarán nuestro lugar[o](BK) y nuestra[p] nación». 49 Pero uno de ellos, Caifás, que era sumo sacerdote(BL) ese año(BM), les dijo: «Ustedes no saben nada, 50 ni tienen en cuenta que les es más conveniente que un hombre muera por el pueblo(BN), y no que toda la nación perezca».
51 Ahora bien, no dijo esto de su propia iniciativa[q], sino que siendo el sumo sacerdote ese año(BO), profetizó que Jesús iba a morir por la nación; 52 y no solo por la nación, sino también para reunir en uno a los hijos de Dios que están esparcidos(BP). 53 Así que, desde ese día planearon entre sí matar a Jesús(BQ).
54 Por eso Jesús ya no andaba públicamente entre los judíos(BR), sino que se fue de allí a la región cerca del desierto, a una ciudad llamada Efraín(BS); y se quedó allí con los discípulos. 55 Estaba cerca la Pascua de los judíos(BT), y muchos de la región subieron a Jerusalén antes de la Pascua para purificarse(BU). 56 Entonces buscaban a Jesús, y estando ellos en el templo, se decían unos a otros: «¿Qué les parece? ¿Que vendrá a la fiesta o no(BV)?». 57 Y los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos(BW) habían dado órdenes de que si alguien sabía dónde estaba Jesús, diera aviso para que lo prendieran.
Footnotes
- 11:8 O Maestro.
- 11:8 Lit. ahora.
- 11:11 Lit. les dice.
- 11:12 Lit. se salvará.
- 11:13 Lit. su muerte.
- 11:13 Lit. del sopor del sueño.
- 11:16 I.e. el Gemelo.
- 11:21 Lit. Por tanto.
- 11:27 I.e. el Mesías.
- 11:27 «El Que Viene» era el título que se daba al Mesías prometido.
- 11:33 Lit. Por tanto.
- 11:33 Lit. se turbó.
- 11:37 Lit. haber hecho también que este no muriera.
- 11:47 O muchos milagros.
- 11:48 I.e. el templo.
- 11:48 Lit. el lugar y la.
- 11:51 Lit. de sí mismo.
John 11
Living Bible
11 1-2 Do you remember Mary, who poured the costly perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair?[a] Well, her brother Lazarus, who lived in Bethany with Mary and her sister Martha, was sick. 3 So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Sir, your good friend is very, very sick.”
4 But when Jesus heard about it he said, “The purpose of his illness is not death, but for the glory of God. I, the Son of God, will receive glory from this situation.”
5 Although Jesus was very fond of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, 6 he stayed where he was for the next two days and made no move to go to them. 7 Finally, after the two days, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go to Judea.”
8 But his disciples objected. “Master,” they said, “only a few days ago the Jewish leaders in Judea were trying to kill you. Are you going there again?”
9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day, and during every hour of it a man can walk safely and not stumble. 10 Only at night is there danger of a wrong step, because of the dark.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has gone to sleep, but now I will go and waken him!”
12-13 The disciples, thinking Jesus meant Lazarus was having a good night’s rest, said, “That means he is getting better!” But Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
14 Then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And for your sake, I am glad I wasn’t there, for this will give you another opportunity to believe in me. Come, let’s go to him.”
16 Thomas, nicknamed “The Twin,” said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go too—and die with him.”
17 When they arrived at Bethany, they were told that Lazarus had already been in his tomb for four days. 18 Bethany was only a couple of miles down the road from Jerusalem, 19 and many of the Jewish leaders had come to pay their respects and to console Martha and Mary on their loss. 20 When Martha got word that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. But Mary stayed at home.
21 Martha said to Jesus, “Sir, if you had been here, my brother wouldn’t have died. 22 And even now it’s not too late, for I know that God will bring my brother back to life again, if you will only ask him to.”
23 Jesus told her, “Your brother will come back to life again.”
24 “Yes,” Martha said, “when everyone else does, on Resurrection Day.”
25 Jesus told her, “I am the one who raises the dead and gives them life again. Anyone who believes in me, even though he dies like anyone else, shall live again. 26 He is given eternal life for believing in me and shall never perish. Do you believe this, Martha?”
27 “Yes, Master,” she told him. “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one we have so long awaited.”
28 Then she left him and returned to Mary and, calling her aside from the mourners, told her, “He is here and wants to see you.” 29 So Mary went to him at once.
30 Now Jesus had stayed outside the village, at the place where Martha met him. 31 When the Jewish leaders who were at the house trying to console Mary saw her leave so hastily, they assumed she was going to Lazarus’ tomb to weep; so they followed her.
32 When Mary arrived where Jesus was, she fell down at his feet, saying, “Sir, if you had been here, my brother would still be alive.”
33 When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jewish leaders wailing with her, he was moved with indignation and deeply troubled. 34 “Where is he buried?” he asked them.
They told him, “Come and see.” 35 Tears came to Jesus’ eyes.
36 “They were close friends,” the Jewish leaders said. “See how much he loved him.”
37-38 But some said, “This fellow healed a blind man—why couldn’t he keep Lazarus from dying?”
And again Jesus was moved with deep anger. Then they came to the tomb. It was a cave with a heavy stone rolled across its door.
39 “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man’s sister, said, “By now the smell will be terrible, for he has been dead four days.”
40 “But didn’t I tell you that you will see a wonderful miracle from God if you believe?” Jesus asked her.
41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me. 42 (You always hear me, of course, but I said it because of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.)” 43 Then he shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”
44 And Lazarus came—bound up in the gravecloth, his face muffled in a head swath. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”
45 And so at last many of the Jewish leaders who were with Mary and saw it happen, finally believed on him. 46 But some went away to the Pharisees and reported it to them.
47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened a council to discuss the situation.
“What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “For this man certainly does miracles. 48 If we let him alone the whole nation will follow him—and then the Roman army will come and kill us and take over the Jewish government.”
49 And one of them, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said, “You stupid idiots— 50 let this one man die for the people—why should the whole nation perish?”
51 This prophecy that Jesus should die for the entire nation came from Caiaphas in his position as High Priest—he didn’t think of it by himself, but was inspired to say it. 52 It was a prediction that Jesus’ death would not be for Israel only, but for all the children of God scattered around the world. 53 So from that time on the Jewish leaders began plotting Jesus’ death.
54 Jesus now stopped his public ministry and left Jerusalem; he went to the edge of the desert, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
55 The Passover, a Jewish holy day, was near, and many country people arrived in Jerusalem several days early so that they could go through the cleansing ceremony before the Passover began. 56 They wanted to see Jesus, and as they gossiped in the Temple, they asked each other, “What do you think? Will he come for the Passover?” 57 Meanwhile the chief priests and Pharisees had publicly announced that anyone seeing Jesus must report him immediately so that they could arrest him.
Footnotes
- John 11:1 wiped them with her hair, see 12:3.
John 11
New King James Version
The Death of Lazarus
11 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of (A)Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (B)It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”
4 When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So, when He heard that he was sick, (C)He stayed two more days in the place where He was. 7 Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
8 The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to (D)stone You, and are You going there again?”
9 Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? (E)If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the (F)light of this world. 10 But (G)if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus (H)sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”
12 Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.” 13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”
16 Then (I)Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”
I Am the Resurrection and the Life
17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about [a]two miles away. 19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that (J)whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
24 Martha said to Him, (K)“I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
25 Jesus said to her, “I am (L)the resurrection and the life. (M)He who believes in Me, though he may (N)die, he shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, (O)I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”
Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy
28 And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.” 29 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but [b]was in the place where Martha met Him. 31 (P)Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, [c]saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she (Q)fell down at His feet, saying to Him, (R)“Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. 34 And He said, “Where have you laid him?”
They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”
35 (S)Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
37 And some of them said, “Could not this Man, (T)who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”
Lazarus Raised from the Dead
38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a (U)stone lay against it. 39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.”
Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would (V)see the glory of God?” 41 Then they took away the stone [d]from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. 42 And I know that You always hear Me, but (W)because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.” 43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with (X)graveclothes, and (Y)his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus(Z)
45 Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, (AA)and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees and (AB)told them the things Jesus did. 47 (AC)Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, (AD)“What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. 48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.”
49 And one of them, (AE)Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 (AF)nor do you consider that it is expedient for [e]us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” 51 Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52 and (AG)not for that nation only, but (AH)also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.
53 Then, from that day on, they plotted to (AI)put Him to death. 54 (AJ)Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called (AK)Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples.
55 (AL)And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to (AM)purify themselves. 56 (AN)Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?” 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might (AO)seize Him.
Footnotes
- John 11:18 Lit. 15 stadia
- John 11:30 NU was still
- John 11:31 NU supposing that she was going
- John 11:41 NU omits from the place where the dead man was lying
- John 11:50 NU you
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