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Jesús entra a Jerusalén

(Mr 11:1-11; Lc 19:28-38; Jn 12:12-19)

21 Cuando estaban cerca de Jerusalén y habían llegado a Betfagé en el monte de los Olivos, Jesús envió a dos de sus seguidores y les dijo: «Vayan a la aldea que está enfrente. Allá van a encontrar una burra atada y también un burrito. Desátenlos y tráiganmelos. Si alguien les dice algo, díganle: “El Señor los necesita, pero él los devolverá después”».

Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo que dijo uno de los profetas:

(A)«Díganle a la gente de Sion[a]:
    “Mira, tu rey viene hacia ti,
humilde y montado en un burro;
    sí, en un burrito, cría de un animal de carga”».[b]

Los seguidores se fueron e hicieron lo que Jesús les había dicho. Trajeron la burra y el burrito, pusieron sobre ellos sus mantos y Jesús se sentó encima. Mucha gente extendía sus mantos sobre el camino. Otros cortaban ramas de los árboles y las extendían en el camino. (B)Los que caminaban al frente de él y los que lo seguían, gritaban:

—¡Viva el Salvador,[c] el Hijo de David!
    ¡Bendito el que viene en el nombre del Señor![d]
    ¡Viva Dios[e] que está en los cielos!

10 Cuando Jesús entró a Jerusalén, toda la ciudad se alborotó. Unos preguntaban:

—¿Quién es este hombre?

11 La gente contestaba:

—Este es el profeta Jesús, de Nazaret de Galilea.

Jesús va al templo

(Mr 11:15-19; Lc 19:45-48; Jn 2:13-22)

12 Entonces Jesús entró al área del templo. Comenzó a echar a todos los que estaban comprando y vendiendo ahí. Derribó las mesas de los que cambiaban dinero y los asientos de los que vendían palomas. 13 (C)(D)Jesús les dijo:

—Está escrito: “Mi casa será llamada casa de oración”.[f] ¡Pero ustedes la están convirtiendo en una “guarida de ladrones”[g]!

14 Unos ciegos y cojos se acercaron a Jesús en el área del templo y él los sanó. 15 Pero cuando los jefes de los sacerdotes y los maestros de la ley vieron las maravillas que él había hecho y a los niños gritando en el área del templo: «¡Viva el Salvador, el Hijo de David!», se enojaron. 16 (E)Le preguntaron a Jesús:

—¿Oyes lo que estos niños están diciendo?

Jesús les contestó:

—Sí, los oigo. ¿No han leído la Escritura sobre esto?

“Tú lo has hecho
    para que hasta los niños y los bebés
    canten alabanzas”.[h]

17 Entonces él los dejó y salió de la ciudad para Betania donde pasó la noche.

Jesús demuestra el poder de la fe

(Mr 11:12-14, 20-24)

18 Muy de mañana, Jesús estaba de regreso en Jerusalén y sintió hambre. 19 Vio una higuera, pero sólo tenía hojas, se acercó y le dijo:

—¡Que nunca más vuelvas a dar fruto!

La higuera se secó al instante y murió. 20 Cuando sus seguidores vieron esto, se sorprendieron y dijeron:

—¿Cómo se secó la higuera y murió tan rápido?

21 Jesús les respondió:

—Les digo la verdad: si ustedes tienen fe y no dudan, no solamente serán capaces de hacer lo que yo hice con la higuera. Es más, podrán decirle a esta montaña: “Levántate y lánzate al mar” y así sucederá. 22 Si ustedes creen, recibirán todo lo que pidan en oración.

Discusión sobre la autoridad de Jesús

(Mr 11:27-33; Lc 20:1-8)

23 Cuando Jesús entró al área del templo, los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos líderes del pueblo se le acercaron mientras estaba enseñando, y le preguntaron:

—¿Con qué autoridad haces esto? ¿Quién te la dio?

24 Jesús les contestó:

—Yo también les haré una pregunta y si me la responden les diré con qué autoridad hago estas cosas: 25 ¿De dónde venía el bautismo de Juan? ¿De Dios o de los hombres?

Ellos comenzaron a discutir entre sí y decían: «Si decimos que venía de Dios, él nos preguntará: “¿Por qué entonces no le creyeron?” 26 Pero no podemos decir que venía de los hombres. Tenemos miedo de la gente porque todos creen que Juan era un profeta». 27 Entonces le respondieron a Jesús:

—No sabemos.

Él les dijo:

—Pues yo tampoco les voy a decir con qué autoridad hago estas cosas.

Jesús cuenta la historia de dos hijos

28 Jesús continuó:

—¿Qué piensan de esto? Un hombre tenía dos hijos. Le dijo al mayor: “Hijo, ve hoy y trabaja en el viñedo”. 29 Él le contestó: “No quiero ir”. Pero más tarde cambió de idea y fue. 30 Después, el papá le pidió lo mismo al hijo menor. Él le respondió: “Sí señor, iré”. Pero no lo hizo. 31 ¿Cuál de los dos hizo lo que el papá quería?

Ellos respondieron:

—El hijo mayor.

Jesús les dijo:

—Les digo la verdad: los cobradores de impuestos y las prostitutas van a entrar primero que ustedes al reino de Dios. 32 Juan el Bautista vino para mostrarles el camino de justicia y ustedes no le creyeron. En cambio, los cobradores de impuestos y las prostitutas sí le creyeron. Ustedes los vieron cambiar a ellos, pero aun así ustedes no creyeron ni cambiaron.

Historia de los labradores perversos

(Mr 12:1-12; Lc 20:9-19)

33 »Escuchen esta historia: El dueño de una finca plantó un viñedo y construyó un muro alrededor. Luego, cavó un lugar para hacer el vino y construyó una torre de vigilancia. Después alquiló el viñedo a unos labradores y se fue de viaje. 34 Cuando llegó el tiempo de la cosecha, el dueño mandó a sus siervos para que hablaran con los labradores y pidieran la parte que le correspondía al dueño. 35 Pero los labradores agarraron a los siervos. Golpearon a uno, mataron a otro y agarraron a pedradas a otro más. 36 El dueño mandó otra vez a otros siervos, y los labradores les hicieron lo mismo.

37 »Más tarde, el dueño les envió a su propio hijo. Se decía a sí mismo: “A mi hijo sí lo respetarán”. 38 Pero cuando los labradores vieron que era el hijo del dueño, dijeron entre ellos: “Este es el heredero, ¡vamos a matarlo para quedarnos con la herencia!” 39 Entonces, lo agarraron, lo echaron fuera del viñedo y lo mataron.

40 »¿Ustedes qué creen que hará el dueño del viñedo con esos labradores cuando llegue?

41 Le respondieron:

—Él matará de manera terrible a esos perversos y les alquilará el viñedo a otros labradores que sí le darán su parte de la cosecha.

42 (F)Jesús les dijo:

—Seguramente habrán leído las Escrituras que dicen:

“La piedra que los constructores rechazaron
    se ha convertido en la piedra principal.
Esto fue lo que hizo el Señor
    y es maravilloso verlo”.[i]

43 »Por eso les digo: a ustedes se les quitará el reino de Dios y se le dará a otra nación que produzca lo que Dios quiere que su reino produzca. 44 El que caiga sobre esa piedra se hará en pedazos y si la piedra le cae encima a alguien, lo hará polvo.[j]

45 Cuando los jefes de los sacerdotes y los fariseos escucharon estas historias, se dieron cuenta de que Jesús estaba hablando de ellos. 46 Querían arrestarlo, pero tenían miedo del pueblo porque la gente consideraba que era un profeta.

Footnotes

  1. 21:5 gente de Sion Textualmente hija de Sion.
  2. 21:5 Cita de Zac 9:9.
  3. 21:9 Viva el Salvador Textualmente Hosana. Es una palabra hebrea usada en oración para pedir la ayuda de Dios. Para esta época su significado probablemente estaba asociado con una exclamación de alabanza a Dios o al Mesías. También en el versículo 15.
  4. 21:9 Cita de Sal 118:25-26.
  5. 21:9 Viva Dios Textualmente Hosana.
  6. 21:13 Cita de Is 56:7.
  7. 21:13 Cita de Jer 7:11.
  8. 21:16 Cita de Sal 8:2 (LXX).
  9. 21:42 Cita de Sal 118:22-23.
  10. 21:44 Algunos manuscritos no tienen el versículo 44.

Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

21 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.” And he will send them immediately.[a] This took place to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

‘Tell the daughter of Zion,
Look, your king is coming to you,
    humble, and mounted on a donkey,
        and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd[b] spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

‘Hosanna to the Son of David!
    Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!’

10 When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, ‘Who is this?’ 11 The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

12 Then Jesus entered the temple[c] and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 He said to them, ‘It is written,

“My house shall be called a house of prayer”;
    but you are making it a den of robbers.’

14 The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he did, and heard[d] the children crying out in the temple, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David’, they became angry 16 and said to him, ‘Do you hear what these are saying?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Yes; have you never read,

“Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies
    you have prepared praise for yourself”?’

17 He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

18 In the morning, when he returned to the city, he was hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, ‘May no fruit ever come from you again!’ And the fig tree withered at once. 20 When the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, ‘How did the fig tree wither at once?’ 21 Jesus answered them, ‘Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, “Be lifted up and thrown into the sea”, it will be done. 22 Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith, you will receive.’

The Authority of Jesus Questioned

23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?’ 24 Jesus said to them, ‘I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?’ And they argued with one another, ‘If we say, “From heaven”, he will say to us, “Why then did you not believe him?” 26 But if we say, “Of human origin”, we are afraid of the crowd; for all regard John as a prophet.’ 27 So they answered Jesus, ‘We do not know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 ‘What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, “Son, go and work in the vineyard today.” 29 He answered, “I will not”; but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The father[e] went to the second and said the same; and he answered, “I go, sir”; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?’ They said, ‘The first.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax-collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax-collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

33 ‘Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watch-tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. 34 When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. 35 But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. 37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, “They will respect my son.” 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, “This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.” 39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?’ 41 They said to him, ‘He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.’

42 Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures:

“The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;[f]
this was the Lord’s doing,
    and it is amazing in our eyes”?

43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.[g] 44 The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.’[h]

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. 46 They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:3 Or “The Lord needs them and will send them back immediately.”
  2. Matthew 21:8 Or Most of the crowd
  3. Matthew 21:12 Other ancient authorities add of God
  4. Matthew 21:15 Gk lacks heard
  5. Matthew 21:30 Gk He
  6. Matthew 21:42 Or keystone
  7. Matthew 21:43 Gk the fruits of it
  8. Matthew 21:44 Other ancient authorities lack verse 44

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)

21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:

“Say to Daughter Zion,
    ‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a](E)

The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”(G)

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c](H)

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”(I)

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet(J) from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Jesus at the Temple(K)

12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(L) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(M) and the benches of those selling doves.(N) 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e](O) but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f](P)

14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(Q) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,”(R) they were indignant.(S)

16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.

“Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read,

“‘From the lips of children and infants
    you, Lord, have called forth your praise’[g]?”(T)

17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(U) where he spent the night.

Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(V)

18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.(W)

20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.

21 Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(X) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(Y) in prayer.”

The Authority of Jesus Questioned(Z)

23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority(AA) are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”

24 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”(AB)

27 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”

Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(AC)

29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(AD) and the prostitutes(AE) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(AF) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(AG) and the prostitutes(AH) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(AI) and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants(AJ)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(AK) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(AL) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(AM) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(AN) to the tenants to collect his fruit.

35 “The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(AO) 36 Then he sent other servants(AP) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

38 “But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir.(AQ) Come, let’s kill him(AR) and take his inheritance.’(AS) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

40 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,”(AT) they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(AU) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[h]?(AV)

43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(AW) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[i](AX)

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(AY)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
  2. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  3. Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
  4. Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
  5. Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
  6. Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
  7. Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
  8. Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
  9. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.