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Mateo 3
La Biblia de las Américas
Mateo 3
La Biblia de las Américas
Predicación de Juan el Bautista
3 (A)En aquellos días llegó* Juan el Bautista predicando en el desierto de Judea(B), diciendo: 2 Arrepentíos(C), porque el reino de los cielos(D) se ha acercado. 3 Porque este es aquel a quien se refirió el[a] profeta Isaías, diciendo:
Voz del que clama en el desierto:
«Preparad el camino del Señor,
haced derechas sus sendas(E)».
4 Y él, Juan, tenía un[b] vestido de pelo de camello y un cinto de cuero a la cintura(F); y su comida era de langostas[c](G) y miel silvestre. 5 Acudía entonces a él Jerusalén, toda Judea y toda la región alrededor del Jordán(H); 6 y confesando sus pecados, eran bautizados(I) por él en el río Jordán. 7 Pero cuando vio que muchos de los fariseos(J) y saduceos(K) venían para el bautismo, les dijo: ¡Camada de víboras(L)! ¿Quién os enseñó a huir de la ira que vendrá(M)? 8 Por tanto, dad frutos dignos de arrepentimiento(N); 9 y no presumáis que podéis deciros a vosotros mismos: «Tenemos a Abraham por padre(O)», porque os digo que Dios puede levantar hijos a Abraham de estas piedras. 10 Y el hacha ya está puesta a la raíz de los árboles; por tanto, todo árbol que no da buen fruto es cortado y echado al fuego(P). 11 Yo a la verdad os bautizo con[d] agua para arrepentimiento(Q), pero el que viene detrás de mí es más poderoso que yo, a quien no soy digno de quitarle las sandalias; Él os bautizará(R) con[e] el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. 12 El bieldo está en su mano(S) y limpiará completamente su era; y recogerá su trigo en el granero(T), pero quemará la paja en fuego inextinguible(U).
Bautismo de Jesús
13 (V)Entonces Jesús llegó* de Galilea(W) al Jordán, a donde estaba Juan, para ser bautizado por él. 14 Pero Juan trató de impedírselo, diciendo: Yo necesito ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a mí? 15 Y respondiendo Jesús, le dijo: Permítelo ahora; porque es conveniente que cumplamos así toda justicia(X). Entonces Juan se lo permitió*. 16 Después de ser bautizado, Jesús salió del agua inmediatamente; y he aquí, los cielos se abrieron, y él[f] vio al Espíritu de Dios que descendía como una paloma y venía sobre Él(Y). 17 Y he aquí, se oyó una voz de los cielos que decía: Este es mi Hijo amado[g] en quien me he complacido(Z).
Footnotes
- Mateo 3:3 Lit., por medio del
- Mateo 3:4 Lit., su
- Mateo 3:4 O, saltamontes
- Mateo 3:11 O, en, o, por
- Mateo 3:11 O, en, o, por
- Mateo 3:16 O, El
- Mateo 3:17 Lit., mi Hijo, el Amado
Mateo 3
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Mateo 3
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Juan el Bautista prepara el camino(A)
3 En aquellos días se presentó Juan el Bautista predicando en el desierto de Judea. 2 Decía: «Arrepiéntanse, porque el reino de los cielos está cerca». 3 Juan era aquel de quien había escrito el profeta Isaías:
«Voz de uno que grita en el desierto:
“Preparen el camino para el Señor,
háganle sendas derechas”».[a]
4 La ropa de Juan estaba hecha de pelo de camello. Llevaba puesto un cinturón de cuero y se alimentaba de langostas y miel silvestre. 5 Acudía a él la gente de Jerusalén, de toda Judea y de toda la región del Jordán. 6 Cuando confesaban sus pecados, él los bautizaba en el río Jordán.
7 Pero al ver que muchos fariseos y saduceos llegaban adonde él estaba bautizando, dijo: «¡Camada de víboras! ¿Quién les advirtió que huyeran del castigo que se acerca? 8 Produzcan frutos que demuestren arrepentimiento. 9 No piensen que podrán decir: “Tenemos a Abraham por padre”. Porque les digo que aun de estas piedras Dios es capaz de darle hijos a Abraham. 10 El hacha ya está puesta a la raíz de los árboles y todo árbol que no produzca buen fruto será cortado y arrojado al fuego.
11 »Yo los bautizo a ustedes con[b] agua como señal de su arrepentimiento. Pero el que viene después de mí es más poderoso que yo y ni siquiera merezco llevarle las sandalias. Él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. 12 Tiene el aventador en la mano y limpiará su era recogiendo el trigo en su granero. La paja, en cambio, la quemará con fuego que nunca se apagará».
Bautismo de Jesús(B)
13 Un día Jesús fue de Galilea al Jordán para que Juan lo bautizara. 14 Pero Juan trató de disuadirlo.
—Yo soy el que necesita ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a mí? —objetó.
15 —Hagámoslo como te digo, pues nos conviene cumplir con lo que es justo —contestó Jesús.
Entonces Juan consintió.
16 Tan pronto como Jesús fue bautizado, subió del agua. En ese momento se abrió el cielo y vio al Espíritu de Dios bajar como una paloma y posarse sobre él. 17 Y una voz desde el cielo decía: «Este es mi Hijo amado; estoy muy complacido con él».
Matthew 3
King James Version
Matthew 3
King James Version
3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think 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.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3
EasyEnglish Bible
Matthew 3
EasyEnglish Bible
John the Baptist prepares a way for Jesus
3 While Jesus still lived in Nazareth, a man called John the Baptist was speaking a message from God. He was doing this in the wilderness in Judea.[a] 2 He told people, ‘You have done many wrong things. You must turn away from them and change how you live. Do this now, because the kingdom of heaven has come very near.’
3 God's prophet Isaiah spoke about this man John long ago. He said:
‘Somebody's voice is shouting in the wilderness,
“The Lord will come soon, so prepare a way for him to follow.
Make the paths straight for him.” ’[b]
4 John wore clothes made from the hair of a camel. He also wore a belt made from leather. His usual food was locusts and honey from the wilderness.[c]
5 Many people went to listen to John. They lived in Jerusalem and all over the country called Judea and many other places near the Jordan River. 6 The people told God about all the wrong things that they had done. Then John baptized them in the Jordan River.[d]
7 Many Pharisees and Sadducees came to John.[e] They wanted John to baptize them. He said to them, ‘You are like dangerous snakes. God is angry. You are trying to run away from him. But he will soon punish people like you. 8 You have to show that you are sorry. Change how you live. Stop doing things that God does not like. 9 Do not say to yourselves, “We are in the family of Abraham. God will surely not punish us.” Listen! God can take these stones and make children for Abraham out of them! 10 You are like trees that have bad fruit. God has an axe ready to use. He will cut down every tree that does not make good fruit. He will throw those trees into the fire.
11 I baptize you with water. This shows that you want to change the way that you live. But another person will come soon.[f] He is greater than I am. I am not good enough even to carry his shoes for him. This other person will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12 He is like a farmer that brings the wheat home from his field. He uses a special tool to throw the wheat up in the air. He does this to make the wheat seeds separate from what remains. Then he cleans his yard. He carefully stores all the seeds to keep them safe. But he burns everything else in a great fire that nobody can put out.’
John baptizes Jesus
13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River. He wanted John to baptize him. 14 But John tried to stop him. He said to Jesus, ‘I should ask you to baptize me. You should not ask me to baptize you.’
15 Jesus replied, ‘This time, do what I ask you to do. We must do everything correctly, as God wants it.’ So John did what Jesus asked him to do.
16 When John baptized him, Jesus came up out of the water. At that moment, the skies opened. Jesus saw God's Spirit coming down. He came down like a dove and he stayed on Jesus. 17 Then a voice spoke from heaven, which said, ‘This man is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy.’
Footnotes
- 3:1 Judea was part of Israel.
- 3:3 See Isaiah 40:3. Isaiah was telling people about a man called John. John told the people to get ready for Jesus to come. People mend roads before a king travels along them. Isaiah used this as a picture. It helped the people to understand how to prepare themselves for Jesus.
- 3:4 A camel is a large animal that lives in the wilderness. It can carry heavy things on its back like a horse. The insects that John ate were called locusts. An insect called a bee makes honey. It is sweet like sugar.
- 3:6 John baptized people who wanted to stop doing wrong things. These people told God that they were sorry. They were sorry about the wrong things that they had done. God then forgave them.
- 3:7 The Pharisees were a group of Jews. They thought that they obeyed all God's rules. They thought that they did not do any wrong things. Sadducees were an important group of Jewish leaders at the time of Jesus.
- 3:11 Jesus is the important person who is coming. John is using a story to teach the people about the work that Jesus will do.
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