Mateo 24
Traducción en lenguaje actual
El templo será destruido
24 Cuando Jesús salió del templo, sus discípulos se le acercaron para mostrarle los edificios del templo. 2 Entonces él les dijo: «¿Ven ustedes todos estos edificios? Les aseguro que todos ellos serán destruidos. ¡Ni una sola pared quedará en pie!»
Prepárense para el fin
3 Después, Jesús y sus discípulos se fueron al Monte de los Olivos. Jesús se sentó[a] y, cuando ya estaban solos, los discípulos le preguntaron:
—¿Cuándo será destruido el templo? ¿Cómo sabremos que tú vendrás otra vez, y que ha llegado el fin del mundo? ¿Cuáles serán las señales?
4 Jesús les respondió:
—¡Cuidado! No se dejen engañar. 5 Muchos vendrán, y se harán pasar por mí, y le dirán a la gente: “Yo soy el Mesías”. Usarán mi nombre y lograrán engañar a muchos.
6 »Ustedes oirán que en algunos países habrá guerras, y que otros países están a punto de pelearse. Pero no se asusten; esas cosas pasarán, pero todavía no será el fin del mundo. 7 Porque los países pelearán unos contra otros, la gente no tendrá qué comer, y en muchos lugares habrá terremotos. 8 Eso es sólo el principio de todo lo que el mundo sufrirá.
9 »Ustedes serán llevados presos, y entregados a las autoridades para que los maltraten y los maten. Todo el mundo los odiará por ser mis discípulos. 10 Muchos de mis seguidores dejarán de creer en mí; uno traicionará al otro y sentirá odio por él. 11 Llegarán muchos falsos profetas y engañarán a muchas personas. 12 La gente será tan mala que la mayoría dejará de amarse. 13 Pero yo salvaré a todos mis seguidores que confíen en mí hasta el final. 14 El fin del mundo llegará cuando las buenas noticias del reino de Dios sean anunciadas en toda la tierra, y todo el mundo las haya escuchado.
Una señal para huir
15 Jesús siguió hablando con sus discípulos acerca del fin del mundo, y les dijo:
—El que lea esto debe tratar de entender lo que dijo el profeta Daniel. Él anunció que algún día se presentaría una ofrenda asquerosa en el templo.
»Cuando vean que en el Lugar Santo pasa lo que anunció Daniel, entonces huyan. 16 Los que estén en la región de Judea que corran hacia las montañas; 17 el que esté en la azotea de su casa que no baje a sacar nada; 18 y el que esté en el campo que no vaya a su casa a buscar ropa. 19 ¡Que mal les va a ir a las mujeres que en ese momento estén embarazadas, y a las que tengan hijos recién nacidos! 20 Oren a Dios y pídanle que esto no suceda en tiempo de invierno, o en un día de descanso, 21 porque ese día la gente sufrirá muchísimo. Nunca, desde que Dios creó el mundo hasta ahora, la gente ha sufrido tanto como sufrirá ese día; y jamás volverá a sufrir así. 22 Dios ama a quienes él ha elegido, y por eso el tiempo de sufrimiento no será muy largo. Si no fuera así, todos morirían.
23 »Si en esos días alguien les dice: “Miren, aquí está el Mesías”, o “allí está el Mesías”, no le crean. 24 Porque vendrán falsos profetas y falsos mesías, y harán cosas tan maravillosas que engañarán a la gente. Si pueden, también engañarán a los que Dios ha llamado a seguirlo. 25 Ya antes les había dicho a ustedes 26 que si otros vienen y les anuncian: “¡El Mesías está en el desierto!”, no vayan. Y si les dicen: “¡El Mesías está escondido allí!”, no lo crean. 27 Cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, venga, no me esconderé. Todos me verán, pues mi venida será como un relámpago que ilumina todo el cielo. 28 Todo el mundo sabe que donde se juntan los buitres,[b] allí hay un cadáver. Así será cuando yo venga: todos lo sabrán.
El regreso del Hijo del hombre
29 Jesús continuó diciendo:
—Cuando pase ese tiempo de sufrimiento:
“El sol se pondrá oscuro,
y la luna dejará de brillar.
Las estrellas caerán,
y temblarán los poderes
que están en el cielo.”
30 »Entonces todos verán en el cielo una señal, la cual indicará que yo, el Hijo del hombre, vengo de nuevo. Y cuando me vean venir entre las nubes del cielo, con mucho poder y gloria, todos los países del mundo temblarán de miedo. 31 Y enviaré por todo el mundo a mis ángeles con una gran trompeta, para que reúnan a mis seguidores.
La lección de la higuera
32 »Aprendan la enseñanza que da la higuera. Cuando a este árbol le salen ramas tiernas y hojas nuevas, ustedes saben que ya se acerca el verano. 33 Del mismo modo, cuando vean que todo está pasando como les he dicho, sabrán que pronto vendré de nuevo. 34 Les aseguro que todo esto pasará antes de que mueran algunos de los que ahora están vivos. 35 El cielo y la tierra dejarán de existir, pero mis palabras permanecerán para siempre.
36 »Nadie sabe el día ni la hora en que yo vendré; no lo saben ni siquiera los ángeles del cielo. Es más, tampoco yo lo sé. Sólo Dios, mi Padre, lo sabe.
37 »Cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, venga otra vez, la gente estará viviendo como en la época de Noé. 38 En ese tiempo la gente seguía comiendo, bebiendo y casándose, hasta el momento mismo en que Noé entró en la casa flotante; y luego vino la inundación. 39 La gente no sabía lo que pasaba, hasta el momento en que llegó el diluvio y todos se ahogaron. Algo así pasará cuando yo, el Hijo del hombre, venga otra vez. 40 Si en ese momento hay dos hombres trabajando en el campo, me llevaré a uno y dejaré al otro. 41 Si dos mujeres están moliendo granos, me llevaré a una y dejaré a la otra. 42 Por eso, estén siempre alerta, pues ustedes no saben el día en que yo, su Señor, vendré otra vez. 43 Les aseguro que si el dueño de una casa supiera a qué hora va a llegar el ladrón, vigilaría la casa y no permitiría que el ladrón entrara. 44 Del mismo modo, ustedes deben estar atentos y preparados, porque yo, el Hijo del hombre, llegaré cuando menos lo esperen.
Los sirvientes
45 »¿Quién es el sirviente responsable y atento? Es aquel a quien el amo deja a cargo de toda su familia, para darles de comer a su debido tiempo. 46 ¡Qué feliz es el sirviente si su dueño lo encuentra cumpliendo sus órdenes! 47 Les aseguro que el dueño lo pondrá a administrar todas sus posesiones. 48 Pero supongamos que un sirviente malo piensa: “Mi amo salió de viaje y tardará mucho en volver”, 49 y comienza a golpear a sus compañeros, y a comer y beber con borrachos. 50 Cuando vuelva su amo, en el día y la hora en que el sirviente menos lo espere, 51 lo castigará como se castiga a todos los que engañan a sus amos. Entonces llorará y le rechinarán de terror los dientes.
Footnotes
- Mateo 24:3 Se sentó: Véase nota en Mateo 5.1.
- Mateo 24:28 Buitres: Aves rapaces que se alimentan principalmente de animales muertos. En los países de habla castellana se los conoce con diferentes nombres: aura, zopilote, gallinazo, jote, nopo, etc.
Matthew 24
New King James Version
Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple(A)
24 Then (B)Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, (C)not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age(D)
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, (E)the disciples came to Him privately, saying, (F)“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: (G)“Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For (H)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ (I)and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of (J)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For (K)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be (L)famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 (M)“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then (N)many false prophets will rise up and (O)deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow (P)cold. 13 (Q)But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this (R)gospel of the kingdom (S)will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation(T)
15 (U)“Therefore when you see the (V)‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (W)(whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But (X)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For (Y)then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; (Z)but for the [c]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
23 (AA)“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For (AB)false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, (AC)if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
26 “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. 27 (AD)For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 (AE)For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man(AF)
29 (AG)“Immediately after the tribulation of those days (AH)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 (AI)Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, (AJ)and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 (AK)And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Parable of the Fig Tree(AL)
32 “Now learn (AM)this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know (AN)that [e]it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, (AO)this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 (AP)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
No One Knows the Day or Hour(AQ)
36 (AR)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of [f]heaven, (AS)but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 (AT)For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40 (AU)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42 (AV)Watch therefore, for you do not know what [g]hour your Lord is coming. 43 (AW)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what [h]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 44 (AX)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant(AY)
45 (AZ)“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food [i]in due season? 46 (BA)Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that (BB)he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master (BC)is delaying [j]his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is (BD)not aware of, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. (BE)There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Footnotes
- Matthew 24:6 NU omits all
- Matthew 24:7 NU omits pestilences
- Matthew 24:22 chosen ones’
- Matthew 24:31 chosen ones
- Matthew 24:33 Or He
- Matthew 24:36 NU adds nor the Son
- Matthew 24:42 NU day
- Matthew 24:43 Lit. watch of the night
- Matthew 24:45 at the right time
- Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming
Matthew 24
English Standard Version
Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
24 (A)Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, (B)there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Signs of the End of the Age
3 As he sat on (C)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him (D)privately, saying, “Tell us, (E)when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your (F)coming and of (G)the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered them, (H)“See that no one leads you astray. 5 For (I)many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am (J)the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you (K)are not alarmed, for this (L)must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For (M)nation will rise against nation, and (N)kingdom against kingdom, and there will be (O)famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are but the beginning of (P)the birth pains.
9 “Then (Q)they will deliver you up (R)to tribulation and (S)put you to death, and (T)you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then many will fall away[a] and (U)betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many (V)false prophets will arise (W)and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, (X)the love of many will grow cold. 13 (Y)But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom (Z)will be proclaimed throughout the whole world (AA)as a testimony (AB)to all nations, and (AC)then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation (AD)spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in (AE)the holy place ((AF)let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 (AG)Let the one who is on (AH)the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. 19 And (AI)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! 20 Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be (AJ)great tribulation, (AK)such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for (AL)the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 (AM)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For (AN)false christs and (AO)false prophets will arise and (AP)perform great signs and wonders, (AQ)so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, (AR)I have told you beforehand. 26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, (AS)he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 (AT)For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be (AU)the coming of the Son of Man. 28 (AV)Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately after (AW)the tribulation of those days (AX)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and (AY)the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then (AZ)will appear in heaven (BA)the sign of the Son of Man, and then (BB)all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and (BC)they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven (BD)with power and great glory. 31 And (BE)he will send out his angels with a loud (BF)trumpet call, and they will (BG)gather (BH)his elect from (BI)the four winds, (BJ)from one end of heaven to the other.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, (BK)at the very gates. 34 (BL)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 35 (BM)Heaven and earth will pass away, but (BN)my words will not pass away.
No One Knows That Day and Hour
36 “But concerning that day and hour (BO)no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, (BP)nor the Son,[b] (BQ)but the Father only. 37 (BR)For as were the days of Noah, (BS)so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 (BT)For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, (BU)marrying and giving in marriage, until (BV)the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, (BW)so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 (BX)Two women will be grinding (BY)at the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, (BZ)stay awake, for you do not know on what day (CA)your Lord is coming. 43 (CB)But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night (CC)the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be (CD)ready, for (CE)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
45 “Who then is (CF)the faithful and (CG)wise servant,[c] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 (CH)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, (CI)he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master (CJ)is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants[d] and eats and drinks with (CK)drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come (CL)on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place (CM)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Footnotes
- Matthew 24:10 Or stumble
- Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts omit nor the Son
- Matthew 24:45 Or bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50
- Matthew 24:49 Or bondservants
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