Lucas 24
Dios Habla Hoy
24 1 pero el primer día de la semana regresaron al sepulcro muy temprano, llevando los perfumes que habían preparado. 2 Al llegar, se encontraron con que la piedra que tapaba el sepulcro no estaba en su lugar; 3 y entraron, pero no encontraron el cuerpo del Señor Jesús. 4 No sabían qué pensar de esto, cuando de pronto vieron a dos hombres de pie junto a ellas, vestidos con ropas brillantes. 5 Llenas de miedo, se inclinaron hasta el suelo; pero aquellos hombres les dijeron:
—¿Por qué buscan ustedes entre los muertos al que está vivo? 6 No está aquí, sino que ha resucitado. Acuérdense de lo que les dijo cuando todavía estaba en Galilea: 7 que el Hijo del hombre tenía que ser entregado en manos de pecadores, que lo crucificarían y que al tercer día resucitaría.
8 Entonces ellas se acordaron de las palabras de Jesús, 9 y al regresar del sepulcro contaron todo esto a los once apóstoles y a todos los demás. 10 Las que llevaron la noticia a los apóstoles fueron María Magdalena, Juana, María madre de Santiago, y las otras mujeres. 11 Pero a los apóstoles les pareció una locura lo que ellas decían, y no querían creerles.
12 Sin embargo, Pedro se fue corriendo al sepulcro; y cuando miró dentro, no vio más que las sábanas. Entonces volvió a casa, admirado de lo que había sucedido.
En el camino a Emaús(A)
13 Aquel mismo día, dos de los discípulos se dirigían a un pueblo llamado Emaús, a unos once kilómetros de Jerusalén. 14 Iban hablando de todo lo que había pasado. 15 Mientras conversaban y discutían, Jesús mismo se acercó y comenzó a caminar con ellos. 16 Pero aunque lo veían, algo les impedía darse cuenta de quién era. 17 Jesús les preguntó:
—¿De qué van hablando ustedes por el camino?
Se detuvieron tristes, 18 y uno de ellos, que se llamaba Cleofás, contestó:
—¿Eres tú el único que ha estado alojado en Jerusalén y que no sabe lo que ha pasado allí en estos días?
19 Él les preguntó:
—¿Qué ha pasado?
Le dijeron:
—Lo de Jesús de Nazaret, que era un profeta poderoso en hechos y en palabras delante de Dios y de todo el pueblo; 20 y cómo los jefes de los sacerdotes y nuestras autoridades lo entregaron para que lo condenaran a muerte y lo crucificaran. 21 Nosotros teníamos la esperanza de que él sería el que había de libertar a la nación de Israel. Pero ya hace tres días que pasó todo eso. 22 Aunque algunas de las mujeres que están con nosotros nos han asustado, pues fueron de madrugada al sepulcro, 23 y como no encontraron el cuerpo, volvieron a casa. Y cuentan que unos ángeles se les han aparecido y les han dicho que Jesús vive. 24 Algunos de nuestros compañeros fueron después al sepulcro y lo encontraron tal como las mujeres habían dicho, pero a Jesús no lo vieron.
25 Entonces Jesús les dijo:
—¡Qué faltos de comprensión son ustedes y qué lentos para creer todo lo que dijeron los profetas! 26 ¿Acaso no tenía que sufrir el Mesías estas cosas antes de ser glorificado?
27 Luego se puso a explicarles todos los pasajes de las Escrituras que hablaban de él, comenzando por los libros de Moisés y siguiendo por todos los libros de los profetas.
28 Al llegar al pueblo adonde se dirigían, Jesús hizo como que iba a seguir adelante. 29 Pero ellos lo obligaron a quedarse, diciendo:
—Quédate con nosotros, porque ya es tarde. Se está haciendo de noche.
Jesús entró, pues, para quedarse con ellos. 30 Cuando ya estaban sentados a la mesa, tomó en sus manos el pan, y habiendo dado gracias a Dios, lo partió y se lo dio. 31 En ese momento se les abrieron los ojos y reconocieron a Jesús; pero él desapareció. 32 Y se dijeron el uno al otro:
—¿No es verdad que el corazón nos ardía en el pecho cuando nos venía hablando por el camino y nos explicaba las Escrituras?
33 Sin esperar más, se pusieron en camino y volvieron a Jerusalén, donde encontraron reunidos a los once apóstoles y a sus compañeros, 34 que les dijeron:
—De veras ha resucitado el Señor, y se le ha aparecido a Simón.
35 Entonces ellos dos les contaron lo que les había pasado en el camino, y cómo reconocieron a Jesús cuando partió el pan.
Jesús se aparece a los discípulos(B)
36 Estaban todavía hablando de estas cosas, cuando Jesús se puso en medio de ellos y los saludó diciendo:
—Paz a ustedes.
37 Ellos se asustaron mucho, pensando que estaban viendo un espíritu. 38 Pero Jesús les dijo:
—¿Por qué están asustados? ¿Por qué tienen esas dudas en su corazón? 39 Miren mis manos y mis pies. Soy yo mismo. Tóquenme y vean: un espíritu no tiene carne ni huesos, como ustedes ven que tengo yo.
40 Al decirles esto, les enseñó las manos y los pies. 41 Pero como ellos no acababan de creerlo, a causa de la alegría y el asombro que sentían, Jesús les preguntó:
—¿Tienen aquí algo que comer?
42 Le dieron un pedazo de pescado asado, 43 y él lo aceptó y lo comió en su presencia. 44 Luego les dijo:
—Lo que me ha pasado es aquello que les anuncié cuando estaba todavía con ustedes: que había de cumplirse todo lo que está escrito de mí en la ley de Moisés, en los libros de los profetas y en los salmos.
45 Entonces hizo que entendieran las Escrituras, 46 y les dijo:
—Está escrito que el Mesías tenía que morir, y resucitar al tercer día, 47 y que en su nombre se anunciará a todas las naciones que se vuelvan a Dios, para que él les perdone sus pecados. Comenzando desde Jerusalén, 48 ustedes deben dar testimonio de estas cosas. 49 Y yo enviaré sobre ustedes lo que mi Padre prometió. Pero ustedes quédense aquí, en la ciudad de Jerusalén, hasta que reciban el poder que viene del cielo.
Jesús sube al cielo(C)
50 Luego Jesús los llevó fuera de la ciudad, hasta Betania, y alzando las manos los bendijo. 51 Y mientras los bendecía, se apartó de ellos y fue llevado al cielo. 52 Ellos, después de adorarlo, volvieron a Jerusalén muy contentos. 53 Y estaban siempre en el templo, alabando a Dios.
Luke 24
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News That Jesus Has Risen From Death(A)
24 Very early Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. They brought the sweet-smelling spices they had prepared. 2 They saw that the heavy stone that covered the entrance had been rolled away. 3 They went in, but they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 They did not understand this. While they were wondering about it, two men in shining clothes stood beside them. 5 The women were very afraid. They bowed down with their faces to the ground. The men said to them, “Why are you looking for a living person here? This is a place for dead people. 6 Jesus is not here. He has risen from death. Do you remember what he said in Galilee? 7 He said the Son of Man must be handed over to the control of sinful men, be killed on a cross, and rise from death on the third day.” 8 Then the women remembered what Jesus had said.
9 The women left the tomb and went to the eleven apostles and the other followers. They told them everything that happened at the tomb. 10 These women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, the mother of James, and some others. They told the apostles everything that happened. 11 But the apostles did not believe what they said. It sounded like nonsense. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb to see. He looked in, but he saw only the cloth that Jesus’ body had been wrapped in. It was just lying there. Peter went away to be alone, wondering what had happened.[a]
On The Road to Emmaus(B)
13 That same day two of Jesus’ followers were going to a town named Emmaus. It is about seven miles[b] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking about everything that had happened. 15 While they were talking, discussing these things, Jesus himself came near and walked with them. 16 (But the two men were not allowed to recognize Jesus.) 17 He asked them, “What’s this I hear you discussing with each other as you walk?”
The two men stopped, their faces looking very sad. 18 The one named Cleopas said, “You must be the only person in Jerusalem who doesn’t know what has just happened there.”
19 Jesus said, “What are you talking about?”
They said, “It’s about Jesus, the one from Nazareth. To God and to all the people he was a great prophet. He said and did many powerful things. 20 But our leaders and the leading priests handed him over to be judged and killed. They nailed him to a cross. 21 We were hoping that he would be the one to free Israel. But then all this happened.
“And now something else: It has been three days since he was killed, 22 but today some of our women told us an amazing thing. Early this morning they went to the tomb where the body of Jesus was laid. 23 But they did not find his body there. They came and told us they had seen some angels in a vision. The angels told them Jesus was alive! 24 So some of our group went to the tomb too. It was just as the women said. They saw the tomb, but they did not see Jesus.”
25 Then Jesus said to the two men, “You are foolish and slow to realize what is true. You should believe everything the prophets said. 26 The prophets said the Messiah must suffer these things before he begins his time of glory.” 27 Then he began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures. He started with the books of Moses and then he talked about what the prophets had said about him.
28 They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he did not plan to stop there. 29 But they wanted him to stay. They begged him, “Stay with us. It’s almost night. There’s hardly any daylight left.” So he went in to stay with them.
30 Joining them at the supper table, Jesus took some bread and gave thanks. Then he broke some off and gave it to them. 31 Just then the men were allowed to recognize him. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared. 32 They said to each other, “When he talked to us on the road, it felt like a fire burning in us. How exciting it was when he explained to us the true meaning of the Scriptures!”
33 So the two men got up then and went back to Jerusalem. There they found the followers of Jesus meeting together. The eleven apostles and the people with them 34 said, “The Lord really has risen from death! He appeared to Simon.”
35 Then the two men told what had happened on the road. They talked about how they recognized Jesus when he shared the bread with them.
Jesus Appears to His Followers(C)
36 While the two men were saying these things to the other followers, Jesus himself came and stood among them. He said to them, “Peace be with you.”
37 This surprised the followers. They were afraid. They thought they were seeing a ghost. 38 But Jesus said, “Why are you troubled? Why do you doubt what you see? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It’s really me. Touch me. You can see that I have a living body; a ghost does not have a body like this.”
40 After Jesus told them this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 The followers were amazed and very, very happy to see that Jesus was alive. They still could not believe what they saw. He said to them, “Do you have any food here?” 42 They gave him a piece of cooked fish. 43 While the followers watched, he took the fish and ate it.
44 Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the Law of Moses, the books of the prophets, and the Psalms.”
45 Then Jesus helped the followers understand these Scriptures about him. 46 Jesus said to them, “It is written that the Messiah would be killed and rise from death on the third day. 47-48 You saw these things happen—you are witnesses. You must go and tell people that they must change and turn to God, which will bring them his forgiveness. You must start from Jerusalem and tell this message in my name to the people of all nations. 49 Remember that I will send you the one my Father promised. Stay in the city until you are given that power from heaven.”
Jesus Goes Back to Heaven(D)
50 Jesus led his followers out of Jerusalem almost to Bethany. He raised his hands and blessed his followers. 51 While he was blessing them, he was separated from them and carried into heaven. 52 They worshiped him and went back to Jerusalem very happy. 53 They stayed at the Temple all the time, praising God.
Footnotes
- Luke 24:12 A few Greek copies do not have this verse.
- Luke 24:13 seven miles Literally, “60 stadious,” almost 12 km.
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