Lucas 3
La Palabra (España)
II.— COMIENZO DEL MINISTERIO DE JUAN Y DE JESÚS (3,1—4,13)
Predicación de Juan el Bautista (Mt 3,1-12; Mc 1,1-8; Jn 1,19-28)
3 Corría el año quince del reinado del emperador Tiberio. Poncio Pilato gobernaba en Judea; Herodes, en Galilea; su hermano Filipo, en Iturea y Troconítida, y Lisanias, en Abilene. 2 Y Anás y Caifás eran los sumos sacerdotes. Fue entonces cuando Dios habló en el desierto a Juan, el hijo de Zacarías. 3 Comenzó Juan a recorrer las tierras ribereñas del Jordán proclamando un bautismo como signo de conversión para recibir el perdón de los pecados. 4 Así estaba escrito en el libro del profeta Isaías:
Se oye una voz;
alguien clama en el desierto:
“¡Preparad el camino del Señor;
abrid sendas rectas para él!
5 ¡Que se nivelen los barrancos
y se allanen las colinas y las lomas!
¡Que se enderecen los caminos sinuosos
y los ásperos se nivelen,
6 para que todo el mundo contemple
la salvación que Dios envía!”.
7 Decía, pues, Juan a la mucha gente que venía para que la bautizara:
— ¡Hijos de víboras! ¿Quién os ha avisado para que huyáis del inminente castigo? 8 Demostrad con hechos vuestra conversión y no andéis pensando que sois descendientes de Abrahán. Porque os digo que Dios puede sacar de estas piedras descendientes de Abrahán. 9 Ya está el hacha preparada para cortar de raíz los árboles, y todo árbol que no dé buen fruto será cortado y arrojado al fuego.
10 La gente preguntaba a Juan:
— ¿Qué debemos hacer?
11 Y él les contestaba:
— El que tenga dos túnicas, ceda una al que no tiene ninguna: el que tenga comida, compártala con el que no tiene.
12 Se acercaron también unos recaudadores de impuestos para que los bautizara y le preguntaron:
— Maestro, ¿qué debemos hacer nosotros?
13 Juan les dijo:
— No exijáis más tributo del que está establecido.
14 También le preguntaron unos soldados:
— Y nosotros, ¿qué debemos hacer?
Les contestó:
— Conformaos con vuestra paga y no hagáis extorsión ni chantaje a nadie.
15 Así que la gente estaba expectante y todos se preguntaban en su interior si Juan no sería el Mesías. 16 Tuvo, pues, Juan que declarar públicamente:
— Yo os bautizo con agua, pero viene uno más poderoso que yo. Yo ni siquiera soy digno de desatar las correas de sus sandalias. Él os bautizará con Espíritu Santo y fuego. 17 Llega, bieldo en mano, dispuesto a limpiar su era; guardará el trigo en su granero, mientras que con la paja hará una hoguera que arderá sin fin.
18 Con estos y otros muchos discursos exhortaba Juan a la gente y anunciaba al pueblo la buena noticia. 19 También se encaró con el rey Herodes, reprendiendo su conducta con Herodías, la mujer de su hermano, y todas las demás perversidades que había cometido. 20 Entonces Herodes metió a Juan en la cárcel, con lo que colmó la cuenta de sus crímenes.
El bautismo de Jesús (Mt 3,13-17; Mc 1,9-11)
21 Un día, cuando todo el pueblo se estaba bautizando, también Jesús fue bautizado. Y mientras oraba, el cielo se abrió 22 y el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre él en forma corporal, como una paloma. Y se oyó una voz proveniente del cielo:
— Tú eres mi Hijo amado; en ti me complazco.
Genealogía de Jesús
23 Al dar comienzo a su ministerio, Jesús tenía unos treinta años, y todos creían que era hijo de José, cuyos ascendientes eran: Helí, 24 Matat, Leví, Melquí, Janay, José, 25 Matatías, Amós, Naún, Eslí, Nagay, 26 Maat, Matatías, Semeín, Josec, Yodá, 27 Joanán, Resá, Zorobabel, Salatiel, Nerí, 28 Meljí, Addí, Kosán, Elmadán, Er, 29 Jesús, Eliezer, Jorín, Matat, Leví, 30 Simeón, Judá, José, Jonán, Eliakín, 31 Meleá, Mená, Matazá, Natán, David, 32 Jesé, Obed, Booz, Salá, Naasón, 33 Aminadab, Admín, Arní, Esrón, Fares, Judá, 34 Jacob, Isaac, Abrahán, Tara, Nacor, 35 Seruc, Ragaú, Fálec, Eber, Salá, 36 Cainán, Arfaxad, Sem, Noé, Lámec, 37 Matusalén, Enoc, Jarad, Maleleel, Cainán, 38 Enós, Set, Adán y Dios.
Luke 3
King James Version
3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,
26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,
30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,
36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
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