Juan 11
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Muerte de Lázaro
11 Había un enfermo llamado Lázaro de Betania, el pueblo donde vivían María y su hermana Marta. 2 María era la misma que derramó perfume en aceite sobre los pies del Señor y los secó con su cabello. Lázaro, el enfermo, era su hermano. 3 Así que las dos hermanas le mandaron decir a Jesús:
—Señor, tu estimado amigo Lázaro está enfermo.
4 Cuando Jesús escuchó esto, dijo:
—Esa enfermedad no llevará a la muerte. Al contrario, servirá para mostrar la gloria de Dios, y también la gloria del Hijo de Dios.
5 Jesús quería mucho a Marta, a su hermana y a Lázaro. 6 Sin embargo, cuando supo que Lázaro estaba enfermo, se quedó dos días más allí donde estaba. 7 Después de esto les dijo a sus seguidores:
—Vámonos otra vez para Judea.
8 Sus seguidores le dijeron:
—Maestro, los líderes judíos querían matarte a pedradas hace sólo unos días, ¿y vas a ir otra vez allá?
9 Jesús contestó:
—¿No tiene el día doce horas? El que camina durante el día no tropieza ni cae porque ve la luz de este mundo, 10 pero el que camina durante la noche tropieza porque no tiene luz.
11 Y después les dijo:
—Nuestro amigo Lázaro está dormido, pero yo lo voy a despertar.
12 Entonces sus seguidores le dijeron:
—Señor, si duerme es que va a sanar.
13 Jesús estaba hablando de la muerte de Lázaro, pero ellos pensaron que estaba hablando del sueño natural.
14 Entonces Jesús les dijo claramente:
—Lázaro está muerto. 15 Me alegro por ustedes de no haber estado allí porque ahora ustedes creerán en mí, pero vamos a verlo.
16 Entonces Tomás, llamado el Gemelo[a], les dijo a los otros seguidores:
—Vamos nosotros también para morir con él.
Jesús en Betania
17 Luego Jesús llegó y se enteró de que Lázaro llevaba cuatro días en el sepulcro. 18 Betania quedaba cerca, a unos tres kilómetros[b] de Jerusalén. 19 Así que muchos judíos habían venido a consolar a Marta y a María por la muerte de su hermano. 20 Marta supo que Jesús había llegado y fue a encontrarse con él; pero María se quedó en la casa. 21 Entonces Marta le dijo a Jesús:
—Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto. 22 Pero aun así sé que si tú le pides algo a Dios, él te lo dará.
23 Jesús le dijo:
—Tu hermano volverá a vivir.
24 Marta le dijo:
—Yo sé que él volverá a vivir cuando sea la resurrección, en el día final.
25 Jesús le dijo:
—Yo soy la resurrección y la vida. El que cree en mí, aunque muera, vivirá. 26 Si alguien vive y cree en mí, realmente no morirá jamás. ¿Crees esto?
27 —¡Sí, Señor! Creo que tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, que iba a venir al mundo.
Jesús llora
28 Después de decir esto, Marta se fue a llamar a su hermana María y le dijo en privado:
—El maestro está aquí y te mandó llamar.
29 Al oír esto, María se levantó rápidamente y fue a encontrarse con él. 30 Jesús todavía no había entrado al pueblo. Estaba en el mismo lugar donde se había encontrado con Marta. 31 Los judíos estaban consolando a María en la casa. La vieron ponerse de pie rápidamente e irse y pensaron que iba a llorar al sepulcro. 32 Cuando María llegó a donde estaba Jesús, se postró a sus pies y le dijo:
—Señor, si hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto.
33 Jesús vio que María estaba llorando y también los judíos que la seguían. Esto le afectó profundamente y se sintió muy conmovido. 34 Jesús preguntó:
—¿Dónde lo han puesto?
Ellos le dijeron:
—Señor, ven y podrás ver.
35 Jesús lloró. 36 Entonces los judíos empezaron a decir:
—Miren, ¡cómo habrá querido a Lázaro!
37 Pero algunos de ellos dijeron:
—Este hombre le dio vista al ciego, ¿por qué no pudo evitar la muerte de Lázaro?
Jesús resucita a Lázaro
38 Nuevamente muy conmovido, Jesús fue al sepulcro. Era una cueva cerrada con una piedra. 39 Él dijo:
—Quiten la piedra.
Marta, la hermana del muerto, dijo:
—Señor, ya huele mal porque murió hace cuatro días.
40 Jesús le dijo:
—¿No te dije que si creías ibas a ver la grandeza de Dios?
41 Entonces quitaron la piedra. Jesús miró hacia arriba y dijo:
—Padre, te agradezco porque me has escuchado. 42 Sé que siempre me escuchas, pero lo digo por toda la gente que está alrededor. Así creerán que tú me enviaste.
43 Después de decir esto, Jesús gritó:
—¡Lázaro, sal de ahí!
44 El hombre que había estado muerto salió. Sus manos y pies estaban todavía atados con vendas, y su cara estaba envuelta en un lienzo. Jesús le dijo a la gente:
—Desátenlo y déjenlo ir.
Planean matar a Jesús
(Mt 26:1-5; Mr 14:1-2; Lc 22:1-2)
45 Muchos judíos que habían ido a ver a María y habían visto lo que Jesús hizo, creyeron en él. 46 Pero unos de ellos fueron a los fariseos y les contaron lo que Jesús había hecho. 47 Entonces los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos llamaron a una reunión del Consejo, y dijeron:
—¿Qué vamos a hacer? Este hombre está haciendo muchas señales milagrosas. 48 Si dejamos que siga con esto, todo el mundo va a creer en él. Entonces vendrán los romanos y destruirán nuestro templo y nuestra nación.
49 Pero uno de ellos, llamado Caifás, que era el sumo sacerdote ese año, dijo:
50 —Ustedes no saben nada. Es mucho mejor para ustedes que muera solamente un hombre por el pueblo y no que sea destruida toda la nación.
51 Caifás no dijo esto por su cuenta, sino que como era el sumo sacerdote ese año, sus palabras fueron una profecía de que Jesús iba a morir por el pueblo. 52 Pero no solamente por la nación judía, sino que iba a morir para reunirlos en un grupo a los otros hijos de Dios dispersos.
53 Entonces desde ese día buscaban a Jesús para matarlo. 54 Él ya no salía en público entre los judíos. Se fue a un lugar cerca del desierto, a un pueblo llamado Efraín, donde se quedó con sus seguidores.
55 La fiesta de la Pascua estaba cerca. Muchos fueron a Jerusalén para purificarse antes de la fiesta. 56 Buscaban a Jesús cuando estaban en el área del templo y empezaron a preguntarse entre ellos: «¿Qué piensan? ¿Vendrá a la fiesta o no?» 57 Los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos habían dado órdenes de que si alguien sabía dónde estaba Jesús, debía informar de ello para arrestarlo.
John 11
American Standard Version
11 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was. 7 Then after this he saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 8 The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. 11 These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will [a]recover. 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Thomas therefore, who is called [b]Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary still sat in the house. 21 Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee. 23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he that cometh into the world. 28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary [c]her sister secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, and calleth thee. 29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him. 30 (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.) 31 The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to [d]weep there. 32 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her [e]weeping, and the Jews also [f]weeping who came with her, he [g]groaned in the spirit, and [h]was troubled, 34 and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! 37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die? 38 Jesus therefore again [i]groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay [j]against it. 39 Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time [k]the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me. 43 And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with [l]grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
45 Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld [m]that which he did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done.
47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. 49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 Now this he said not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.
54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples. 55 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves. 56 They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast? 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.
Footnotes
- John 11:12 Greek be saved.
- John 11:16 That is, Twin.
- John 11:28 Or, her sister, saying secretly
- John 11:31 Greek wail.
- John 11:33 Greek wailing.
- John 11:33 Greek wailing.
- John 11:33 Or, was moved with indignation in the spirit
- John 11:33 Greek troubled himself.
- John 11:38 Or, being moved with indignation in himself
- John 11:38 Or, upon
- John 11:39 Greek he stinketh.
- John 11:44 Or, grave-bands
- John 11:45 Many ancient authorities read the things which he did.
John 11
Complete Jewish Bible
11 There was a man who had fallen sick. His name was El‘azar, and he came from Beit-Anyah, the village where Miryam and her sister Marta lived. 2 (This Miryam, whose brother El‘azar had become sick, is the one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent a message to Yeshua, “Lord, the man you love is sick.” 4 On hearing it, he said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may receive glory through it.”
5 Yeshua loved Marta and her sister and El‘azar; 6 so when he heard he was sick, first he stayed where he was two more days; 7 then, after this, he said to the talmidim, “Let’s go back to Y’hudah.” 8 The talmidim replied, “Rabbi! Just a short while ago the Judeans were out to stone you — and you want to go back there?” 9 Yeshua answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a person walks during daylight, he doesn’t stumble; because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if a person walks at night, he does stumble; because he has no light with him.”
11 Yeshua said these things, and afterwards he said to the talmidim, “Our friend El‘azar has gone to sleep; but I am going in order to wake him up.” 12 The talmidim said to him, “Lord, if he has gone to sleep, he will get better.” 13 Now Yeshua had used the phrase to speak about El‘azar’s death, but they thought he had been talking literally about sleep. 14 So Yeshua told them in plain language, “El‘azar has died. 15 And for your sakes, I am glad that I wasn’t there, so that you may come to trust. But let’s go to him.” 16 Then T’oma (the name means “twin”) said to his fellow talmidim, “Yes, we should go, so that we can die with him!”
17 On arrival, Yeshua found that El‘azar had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Beit-Anyah was about two miles from Yerushalayim, 19 and many of the Judeans had come to Marta and Miryam in order to comfort them at the loss of their brother. 20 So when Marta heard that Yeshua was coming, she went out to meet him; but Miryam continued sitting shiv‘ah in the house.
21 Marta said to Yeshua, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 Even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” 23 Yeshua said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Marta said, “I know that he will rise again at the Resurrection on the Last Day.” 25 Yeshua said to her, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life! Whoever puts his trust in me will live, even if he dies; 26 and everyone living and trusting in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27 She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.”
28 After saying this, she went off and secretly called Miryam, her sister: “The Rabbi is here and is calling for you.” 29 When she heard this, she jumped up and went to him. 30 Yeshua had not yet come into the village but was still where Marta had met him; 31 so when the Judeans who had been with Miryam in the house comforting her saw her get up quickly and go out, they followed her, thinking she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
32 When Miryam came to where Yeshua was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Yeshua saw her crying, and also the Judeans who came with her crying, he was deeply moved and also troubled. 34 He said, “Where have you buried him?” They said, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Yeshua cried; 36 so the Judeans there said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said, “He opened the blind man’s eyes. Couldn’t he have kept this one from dying?”
38 Yeshua, again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying in front of the entrance. 39 Yeshua said, “Take the stone away!” Marta, the sister of the dead man, said to Yeshua, “By now his body must smell, for it has been four days since he died!” 40 Yeshua said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you keep trusting, you will see the glory of God?” 41 So they removed the stone. Yeshua looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I myself know that you always hear me, but I say this because of the crowd standing around, so that they may believe that you have sent me.” 43 Having said this, he shouted, “El‘azar! Come out!” 44 The man who had been dead came out, his hands and feet wrapped in strips of linen and his face covered with a cloth. Yeshua said to them, “Unwrap him, and let him go!” 45 At this, many of the Judeans who had come to visit Miryam, and had seen what Yeshua had done, trusted in him.
46 But some of them went off to the P’rushim and told them what he had done. 47 So the head cohanim and the P’rushim called a meeting of the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? — for this man is performing many miracles. 48 If we let him keep going on this way, everyone will trust in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both the Temple and the nation.” 49 But one of them, Kayafa, who was cohen gadol that year, said to them, “You people don’t know anything! 50 You don’t see that it’s better for you if one man dies on behalf of the people, so that the whole nation won’t be destroyed.” 51 Now he didn’t speak this way on his own initiative; rather, since he was cohen gadol that year, he was prophesying that Yeshua was about to die on behalf of the nation, 52 and not for the nation alone, but so that he might gather into one the scattered children of God.
53 From that day on, they made plans to have him put to death. 54 Therefore Yeshua no longer walked around openly among the Judeans but went away from there into the region near the desert, to a town called Efrayim, and stayed there with his talmidim.
55 The Judean festival of Pesach was near, and many people went up from the country to Yerushalayim to perform the purification ceremony prior to Pesach. 56 They were looking for Yeshua, and as they stood in the Temple courts they said to each other, “What do you think? that he simply won’t come to the festival?” 57 Moreover, the head cohanim and the P’rushim had given orders that anyone knowing Yeshua’s whereabouts should inform them, so that they could have him arrested.
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