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Mateo 17
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Mateo 17
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La transfiguración(A)(B)
17 Seis días después, Jesús tomó consigo a Pedro, a Santiago y a Juan, el hermano de Santiago, y los llevó aparte, a una montaña alta. 2 Allí se transfiguró en presencia de ellos; su rostro resplandeció como el sol y su ropa se volvió blanca como la luz. 3 En esto, se aparecieron Moisés y Elías conversando con Jesús. 4 Pedro dijo a Jesús:
—Señor, ¡qué bien que estemos aquí! Si quieres, levantaré tres albergues: uno para ti, otro para Moisés y otro para Elías.
5 Mientras estaba aún hablando, apareció una nube luminosa que los envolvió y de la cual salió una voz que dijo: «Este es mi Hijo amado; estoy muy complacido con él. ¡Escúchenlo!».
6 Al oír esto, los discípulos se postraron sobre su rostro, aterrorizados. 7 Pero Jesús se acercó a ellos y los tocó.
—Levántense —dijo—. No tengan miedo.
8 Cuando alzaron la vista, no vieron a nadie más que a Jesús.
9 Mientras bajaban de la montaña, Jesús les encargó:
—No cuenten a nadie lo que han visto hasta que el Hijo del hombre se levante de entre los muertos.
10 Entonces los discípulos preguntaron a Jesús:
—¿Por qué dicen los maestros de la Ley que Elías tiene que venir primero?
11 —Sin duda Elías vendrá y restaurará todas las cosas —respondió Jesús—. 12 Pero les digo que Elías ya vino y no lo reconocieron, sino que hicieron con él todo lo que quisieron. De la misma manera, va a sufrir el Hijo del hombre a manos de ellos.
13 Entonces entendieron los discípulos que les estaba hablando de Juan el Bautista.
Jesús sana a un muchacho endemoniado(C)
14 Cuando llegaron a la multitud, un hombre se acercó a Jesús y se arrodilló delante de él. 15 Y dijo:
—Señor, ten compasión de mi hijo. Le dan ataques y sufre terriblemente. Muchas veces cae en el fuego o en el agua. 16 Se lo traje a tus discípulos, pero no pudieron sanarlo.
17 —¡Ah, generación incrédula y malvada! —respondió Jesús—. ¿Hasta cuándo tendré que estar con ustedes? ¿Hasta cuándo tendré que soportarlos? Tráiganme acá al muchacho.
18 Jesús reprendió al demonio, el cual salió del muchacho, y este quedó sano desde aquel momento.
19 Después los discípulos se acercaron a Jesús y, en privado, preguntaron:
—¿Por qué nosotros no pudimos expulsarlo?
20 —Por la poca fe que tienen —respondió—. Les aseguro que si tuvieran fe tan pequeña como una semilla de mostaza, podrían decirle a esta montaña: “Trasládate de aquí para allá” y se trasladaría. Para ustedes nada sería imposible. 21 [a]
22 Estando reunidos en Galilea, Jesús les dijo: «El Hijo del hombre va a ser entregado en manos de los hombres. 23 Lo matarán, pero al tercer día resucitará». Y los discípulos se entristecieron mucho.
El impuesto del Templo
24 Cuando Jesús y sus discípulos llegaron a Capernaúm, los que cobraban el impuesto del Templo[b] se acercaron a Pedro y preguntaron:
—¿Su maestro no paga el impuesto del Templo?
25 —Sí, lo paga —respondió Pedro.
Al entrar Pedro en la casa, se adelantó Jesús a preguntarle:
—¿Tú qué opinas, Simón? Los reyes de la tierra, ¿a quiénes cobran tributos e impuestos: a los suyos o a los demás?
26 —A los demás —contestó Pedro.
—Entonces los suyos están exentos —dijo Jesús—. 27 Pero para no escandalizar a esta gente, vete al lago y echa el anzuelo. Saca el primer pez que pique; ábrele la boca y encontrarás una moneda.[c] Tómala y dásela a ellos por mi impuesto y por el tuyo.
Matthew 17
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Matthew 17
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The Transfiguration on the Mountain(A)
17 Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, the brother of James, [L and led them] up on a high mountain by themselves. 2 ·While they watched [In their presence; In front of them], Jesus’ appearance was ·changed [transformed; T transfigured]; his face ·became bright [shined] like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 Then Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus. [C God had given the Law through Moses, and Elijah was an important prophet (see Mark 6:15); together they signify that Jesus fulfills the OT.]
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you want, I will put up three ·tents [shelters; shrines; tabernacles; Lev. 23:42] here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” [C Perhaps Peter wanted to prolong their stay or to commemorate their visit.]
5 While Peter was talking, [L look; T behold] a bright cloud ·covered [overshadowed; Ex. 24:15] them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This is my ·Son, whom I love [dearly beloved Son; Ps. 2:7; Gen. 22:2], ·and I am very pleased with him [in whom I take great delight; Is. 42:1; Matt. 3:17]. Listen to him [Deut. 18:15; Acts 3:22]!”
6 When his ·followers [disciples] heard the voice, they were so frightened they fell ·to the ground [L on their faces]. 7 But Jesus went to them and touched them and said, “Stand up. Don’t be afraid.” 8 ·When they looked up [Lifting up their eyes], they saw ·Jesus was now alone [L no one except Jesus alone].
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ·commanded [instructed] them not to tell anyone about ·what they had seen [the vision] until the Son of Man had ·risen [been raised] from the dead.
10 Then his ·followers [disciples] asked him, “Why do the ·teachers of the law [scribes] say that Elijah must come first [C that is, before the Messiah comes; Mal. 3:1; 4:5]?”
11 Jesus answered, “·They are right to say that Elijah is coming and that [L Elijah is indeed coming, and] he will ·make everything the way it should be [restore/prepare everything]. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It will be the same with the Son of Man; those same people will make the Son of Man suffer.” 13 Then the ·followers [disciples] understood that Jesus was talking about John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Sick Boy(B)
14 When Jesus and his ·followers [disciples] came back to the crowd, a man came to Jesus and ·bowed [knelt] before him. 15 The man said, “Lord, have mercy on my son. He ·has epilepsy [has seizures; or is demented/a lunatic; C the word for epilepsy could also mean “moonstruck” or demented; Mark 9:17 says the boy was demon possessed] and is suffering ·very much [terribly], because he often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your ·followers [disciples], but they could not ·cure [heal] him.”
17 Jesus answered, “·You people have no faith, and your lives are all wrong [L O faithless/unbelieving and perverse/corrupt generation]. How long must I ·put up [stay; L be] with you? How long must I ·continue to be patient [put up] with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus ·commanded [reprimanded; rebuked] the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that ·time on [moment; L hour].
19 The ·followers [disciples] came to Jesus when he was alone and asked, “Why couldn’t we ·force [drive; cast] the demon out?”
20 Jesus answered, “Because ·your faith is too small [you have so little faith]. I tell you the truth, if your faith is ·as big as [as small as; the size of; L as; like] a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. ·All things will be possible [L Nothing would be impossible] for you. |21 That kind of spirit comes out only if you use prayer and fasting.|”[a]
Jesus Talks About His Death(C)
22 While Jesus’ ·followers [disciples] were gathering in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man will be ·handed over [betrayed/delivered over] to ·people [L human hands], 23 and they will kill him [C the “handing over” may be Judas’ betrayal or God’s actions in “giving up” his Son to accomplish salvation; Rom. 4:25]. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the ·followers [disciples] were ·filled with sadness [greatly distressed].
Jesus Talks About Paying Taxes
24 When ·Jesus and his followers [L they] came to Capernaum, the men who collected the ·Temple tax [L two-drachma; C the annual tax paid to support the Temple (Ex. 30:13–16)] came to Peter. They asked, “Does your teacher pay the ·Temple tax [L two-drachma]?”
25 Peter answered, “Yes.”
Peter went into the house, but before he could speak, Jesus said to him, “What do you think? From whom do the kings of the earth collect ·different kinds of taxes [tribute/tolls or taxes]—the king’s ·children [or own people/citizens] or ·others [or foreigners; C perhaps tribute paid by defeated nations]?”
26 Peter answered, “·Other people pay the taxes [L From others].”
Jesus said to Peter, “Then the ·children [or people; citizens] of the king ·don’t have to pay taxes [are exempt/free]. 27 But we don’t want to ·upset [offend] these tax collectors. So go to the lake and ·fish [throw out your hook]. After you catch the first fish, open its mouth and you will find a ·coin [shekel; C Greek: stater, worth four drachma, or two payments of the Temple tax]. Take that coin and give it to the tax collectors for you and me.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 17:21 That … fasting. Some Greek copies do not contain the bracketed text.
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