Juan 11
Nueva Traducción Viviente
La resurrección de Lázaro
11 Un hombre llamado Lázaro estaba enfermo. Vivía en Betania con sus hermanas María y Marta. 2 María era la misma mujer que tiempo después derramó el perfume costoso sobre los pies del Señor y los secó con su cabello.[a] Su hermano, Lázaro, estaba enfermo. 3 Así que las dos hermanas le enviaron un mensaje a Jesús que decía: «Señor, tu querido amigo está muy enfermo».
4 Cuando Jesús oyó la noticia, dijo: «La enfermedad de Lázaro no acabará en muerte. Al contrario, sucedió para la gloria de Dios, a fin de que el Hijo de Dios reciba gloria como resultado». 5 Aunque Jesús amaba a Marta, a María y a Lázaro, 6 se quedó donde estaba dos días más. 7 Pasado ese tiempo, les dijo a sus discípulos:
—Volvamos a Judea.
8 Pero sus discípulos se opusieron diciendo:
—Rabí,[b] hace solo unos días, la gente de Judea[c] trató de apedrearte. ¿Irás allí de nuevo?
9 Jesús contestó:
—Cada día tiene doce horas de luz. Durante el día, la gente puede andar segura y puede ver porque tiene la luz de este mundo; 10 pero de noche se corre el peligro de tropezar, porque no hay luz. 11 —Después agregó—: Nuestro amigo Lázaro se ha dormido, pero ahora iré a despertarlo.
12 —Señor—dijeron los discípulos—, si se ha dormido, ¡pronto se pondrá mejor!
13 Ellos pensaron que Jesús había querido decir que Lázaro solo estaba dormido, pero Jesús se refería a que Lázaro había muerto.
14 Por eso les dijo claramente:
—Lázaro está muerto. 15 Y, por el bien de ustedes, me alegro de no haber estado allí, porque ahora ustedes van a creer de verdad. Vamos a verlo.
16 Tomás, al que apodaban el Gemelo,[d] les dijo a los otros discípulos: «Vamos nosotros también y moriremos con Jesús».
17 Cuando Jesús llegó a Betania, le dijeron que Lázaro ya llevaba cuatro días en la tumba. 18 Betania quedaba solo a unos pocos kilómetros[e] de Jerusalén, 19 y mucha gente[f] se había acercado para consolar a Marta y a María por la pérdida de su hermano. 20 Cuando Marta se enteró de que Jesús estaba por llegar, salió a su encuentro, pero María se quedó en la casa. 21 Marta le dijo a Jesús:
—Señor, si tan solo hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto; 22 pero aun ahora, yo sé que Dios te dará todo lo que pidas.
23 Jesús le dijo:
—Tu hermano resucitará.
24 —Es cierto—respondió Marta—, resucitará cuando resuciten todos, en el día final.
25 Jesús le dijo:
—Yo soy la resurrección y la vida.[g] El que cree en mí vivirá aun después de haber muerto. 26 Todo el que vive en mí y cree en mí jamás morirá. ¿Lo crees, Marta?
27 —Sí, Señor—le dijo ella—. Siempre he creído que tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, el que ha venido de Dios al mundo.
28 Luego Marta regresó adonde estaba María y los que se lamentaban. La llamó aparte y le dijo: «El Maestro está aquí y quiere verte». 29 Entonces María salió enseguida a su encuentro.
30 Jesús todavía estaba fuera de la aldea, en el lugar donde se había encontrado con Marta. 31 Cuando la gente[h] que estaba en la casa consolando a María la vio salir con tanta prisa, creyeron que iba a la tumba de Lázaro a llorar. Así que la siguieron. 32 Cuando María llegó y vio a Jesús, cayó a sus pies y dijo:
—Señor, si tan solo hubieras estado aquí, mi hermano no habría muerto.
33 Cuando Jesús la vio llorando y vio a la gente lamentándose con ella, se enojó en su interior[i] y se conmovió profundamente.
34 —¿Dónde lo pusieron?—les preguntó.
Ellos le dijeron:
—Señor, ven a verlo.
35 Entonces Jesús lloró. 36 La gente que estaba cerca dijo: «¡Miren cuánto lo amaba!». 37 Pero otros decían: «Este hombre sanó a un ciego. ¿Acaso no podía impedir que Lázaro muriera?».
38 Jesús todavía estaba enojado cuando llegó a la tumba, una cueva con una piedra que tapaba la entrada. 39 «Corran la piedra a un lado», les dijo Jesús.
Entonces Marta, la hermana del muerto, protestó:
—Señor, hace cuatro días que murió. Debe haber un olor espantoso.
40 Jesús respondió:
—¿No te dije que si crees, verás la gloria de Dios?
41 Así que corrieron la piedra a un lado. Entonces Jesús miró al cielo y dijo: «Padre, gracias por haberme oído. 42 Tú siempre me oyes, pero lo dije en voz alta por el bien de toda esta gente que está aquí, para que crean que tú me enviaste». 43 Entonces Jesús gritó: «¡Lázaro, sal de ahí!». 44 Y el muerto salió de la tumba con las manos y los pies envueltos con vendas de entierro y la cabeza enrollada en un lienzo. Jesús les dijo: «¡Quítenle las vendas y déjenlo ir!».
Conspiración para matar a Jesús
45 Al ver lo que sucedió, muchos de entre la gente que estaba con María creyeron en Jesús; 46 pero otros fueron a ver a los fariseos para contarles lo que Jesús había hecho. 47 Entonces, los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos convocaron al Concilio Supremo.[j] «¿Qué vamos a hacer?—se preguntaron unos a otros—. Sin duda, ese hombre realiza muchas señales milagrosas. 48 Si lo dejamos seguir así, dentro de poco todos van a creer en él. Entonces, el ejército romano vendrá y destruirá tanto nuestro templo[k] como nuestra nación».
49 Caifás, quien era el sumo sacerdote en aquel tiempo,[l] dijo: «¡No saben de qué están hablando! 50 No se dan cuenta de que es mejor para ustedes que muera un solo hombre por el pueblo, y no que la nación entera sea destruida».
51 No dijo eso por su propia cuenta; como sumo sacerdote en aquel tiempo, fue guiado a profetizar que Jesús moriría por toda la nación. 52 Y no solo por esa nación, sino que también moriría para congregar y unir a todos los hijos de Dios dispersos por el mundo.
53 Así que, a partir de ese momento, los líderes judíos comenzaron a conspirar para matar a Jesús. 54 Como resultado, Jesús detuvo su ministerio público entre la gente y salió de Jerusalén. Fue a un lugar cercano al desierto, a la aldea de Efraín, y se quedó allí con sus discípulos.
55 Ya faltaba poco para la celebración de la Pascua judía, y mucha gente de todo el país llegó a Jerusalén varios días antes para participar en la ceremonia de purificación previa al comienzo de la Pascua. 56 Seguían buscando a Jesús, pero mientras estaban en el templo, se decían unos a otros: «¿Qué les parece? No vendrá para la Pascua, ¿verdad?». 57 Mientras tanto, los principales sacerdotes y los fariseos habían dado órdenes públicamente de que cualquiera que viera a Jesús avisara enseguida, para que ellos pudieran arrestarlo.
Footnotes
- 11:2 Este incidente se relata en el capítulo 12.
- 11:8a Rabí, del arameo, significa «amo» o «maestro».
- 11:8b En griego los judíos.
- 11:16 En griego Tomás, a quien llamaban Dídimo.
- 11:18 En griego estaba a unos 15 estadios [cerca de 1,7 millas].
- 11:19 En griego muchos de los judíos.
- 11:25 Algunos manuscritos no incluyen y la vida.
- 11:31 En griego los judíos; también en 11:33, 36, 45, 54.
- 11:33 O se enojó en su espíritu.
- 11:47 En griego al Sanedrín.
- 11:48 O nuestra posición; en griego dice nuestro lugar.
- 11:49 En griego ese año; también en 11:51.
John 11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
11 Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill. He was of Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.
2 This Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped His feet with her hair. It was her brother Lazarus who was [now] sick.
3 So the sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, he whom You love [so well] is sick.
4 When Jesus received the message, He said, This sickness is not to end in death; but [on the contrary] it is to honor God and to promote His glory, that the Son of God may be glorified through (by) it.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. [They were His dear friends, and He held them in loving esteem.]
6 Therefore [even] when He heard that Lazarus was sick, He still stayed two days longer in the same place where He was.
7 Then after that interval He said to His disciples, Let us go back again to Judea.
8 The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews only recently were intending and trying to stone You, and are You [thinking of] going back there again?
9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? Anyone who walks about in the daytime does not stumble, because he sees [by] the light of this world.
10 But if anyone walks about in the night, he does stumble, because there is no light in him [the light is lacking to him].
11 He said these things, and then added, Our friend Lazarus is at rest and sleeping; but I am going there that I may awaken him out of his sleep.
12 The disciples answered, Lord, if he is sleeping, he will recover.
13 However, Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He referred to falling into a refreshing and natural sleep.
14 So then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead,
15 And for your sake I am glad that I was not there; it will help you to believe (to trust and rely on Me). However, let us go to him.
16 Then Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, Let us go too, that we may die [be killed] along with Him.
17 So when Jesus arrived, He found that he [Lazarus] had already been in the tomb four days.
18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away,
19 And a considerable number of the Jews had gone out to see Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.
20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him, while Mary remained sitting in the house.
21 Martha then said to Jesus, Master, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 And even now I know that whatever You ask from God, He will grant it to You.
23 Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again.
24 Martha replied, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
25 Jesus said to her, I am [Myself] the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on) Me, although he may die, yet he shall live;
26 And whoever continues to live and believes in (has faith in, cleaves to, and relies on) Me shall never [actually] die at all. Do you believe this?
27 She said to Him, Yes, Lord, I have believed [I do believe] that You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), the Son of God, [even He] Who was to come into the world. [It is for Your coming that the world has waited.]
28 After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, privately whispering to her, The Teacher is close at hand and is asking for you.
29 When she heard this, she sprang up quickly and went to Him.
30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the same spot where Martha had met Him.
31 When the Jews who were sitting with her in the house and consoling her saw how hastily Mary had arisen and gone out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to pour out her grief there.
32 When Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw Him, she dropped down at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
33 When Jesus saw her sobbing, and the Jews who came with her [also] sobbing, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. [He chafed in spirit and sighed and was disturbed.]
34 And He said, Where have you laid him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept.
36 The Jews said, See how [tenderly] He loved him!
37 But some of them said, Could not He Who opened a blind man’s eyes have prevented this man from dying?
38 Now Jesus, again sighing repeatedly and deeply disquieted, approached the tomb. It was a cave (a hole in the rock), and a boulder lay against [the entrance to close] it.
39 Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, exclaimed, But Lord, by this time he [is decaying and] throws off an offensive odor, for he has been dead four days!
40 Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you and [a]promise you that if you would believe and rely on Me, you would see the glory of God?
41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
42 Yes, I know You always hear and listen to Me, but I have said this on account of and for the benefit of the people standing around, so that they may believe that You did send Me [that You have made Me Your Messenger].
43 When He had said this, He shouted with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out!
44 And out walked the man who had been dead, his hands and feet wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a [burial] napkin bound around his face. Jesus said to them, Free him of the burial wrappings and let him go.
45 Upon seeing what Jesus had done, many of the Jews who had come with Mary believed in Him. [They trusted in Him and adhered to Him and relied on Him.]
46 But some of them went back to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
47 So the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the council (the Sanhedrin) and said, What are we to do? For this Man performs many signs (evidences, miracles).
48 If we let Him alone to go on like this, everyone will believe in Him and adhere to Him, and the Romans will come and suppress and destroy and take away our [holy] place and our nation [[b]our temple and city and our civil organization].
49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, declared, You know nothing at all!
50 Nor do you understand or reason out that it is expedient and better for your own welfare that one man should die on behalf of the people than that the whole nation should perish (be destroyed, ruined).
51 Now he did not say this simply of his own accord [he was not self-moved]; but being the high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die for the nation,(A)
52 And not only for the nation but also for the purpose of uniting into one body the children of God who have been scattered far and wide.(B)
53 So from that day on they took counsel and plotted together how they might put Him to death.
54 For that reason Jesus no longer appeared publicly among the Jews, but left there and retired to the district that borders on the wilderness (the desert), to a village called Ephraim, and there He stayed with the disciples.
55 Now the Jewish Passover was at hand, and many from the country went up to Jerusalem in order that they might purify and consecrate themselves before the Passover.
56 So they kept looking for Jesus and questioned among themselves as they were standing about in the temple [[c]area], What do you think? Will He not come to the Feast at all?
57 Now the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it to them, so that they might arrest Him.
Footnotes
- John 11:40 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation.
- John 11:48 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- John 11:56 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
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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