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Mateo 15:1-20
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Mateo 15:1-20
Palabra de Dios para Todos
La ley de Dios y las normas humanas
(Mr 7:1-23)
15 Después de esto, vinieron de Jerusalén algunos fariseos y maestros de la ley. Se acercaron a Jesús y le preguntaron:
2 —¿Por qué tus seguidores violan las tradiciones de nuestros antepasados? Ellos no se lavan las manos antes de comer.
3 Jesús les preguntó:
—¿Y por qué ustedes tampoco hacen caso del mandamiento de Dios por seguir su tradición? 4 (A)(B)Dios dice: “Respeta a tu papá y a tu mamá”[a] y “El que insulte al papá o a la mamá debe morir”.[b] 5 Pero ustedes enseñan que está bien decirle al papá o a la mamá: “Tengo algo que te podría ayudar pero lo voy a entregar a Dios”. 6 De esta forma enseñan que uno no tiene que respetar a sus padres. Así con su tradición anulan la palabra de Dios. 7 ¡Hipócritas! Isaías tenía razón cuando profetizó sobre ustedes:
8 “Este pueblo me honra de labios para afuera,
pero su corazón está lejos de mí.
9 (C)De nada les sirve que me adoren
porque todo lo que enseñan son normas de hombres”.[c]
10 Jesús llamó a la multitud y le dijo:
—Escuchen y entiendan: 11 No es lo que entra en la boca de alguien lo que lo vuelve impuro, sino lo que sale de ella.
12 Entonces sus seguidores se acercaron y le dijeron:
—¿Te diste cuenta de que los fariseos se ofendieron por lo que dijiste?
13 Jesús les contestó:
—Toda planta que mi Padre no haya sembrado con sus propias manos, será arrancada de raíz. 14 Así que déjenlos que se vayan. Ellos son ciegos que guían a otros ciegos y si un ciego es el guía de otro ciego, los dos se van a caer en un hoyo.
15 Entonces Pedro le dijo:
—Explícanos lo que les dijiste antes a los fariseos.
16 Jesús dijo:
—¿Es que ustedes tampoco entienden? 17 ¿No ven que todo lo que entra en la boca va al estómago y después termina en la letrina? 18 En cambio, todo lo malo que la gente dice viene de su mente. Eso es lo que vuelve impuro a alguien. 19 De la mente salen los malos pensamientos, asesinatos, adulterios, pecados sexuales, robos, calumnias e insultos. 20 Eso es lo que vuelve impuro a alguien y no el hecho de que no se lave las manos antes de comer.
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Mateo 15:1-20
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Mateo 15:1-20
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Lo limpio y lo impuro(A)
15 Se acercaron a Jesús algunos fariseos y maestros de la Ley que habían llegado de Jerusalén y preguntaron:
2 —¿Por qué quebrantan tus discípulos la tradición de los líderes religiosos? ¡Comen sin cumplir primero el rito de lavarse las manos!
3 Jesús contestó:
—¿Y por qué ustedes quebrantan el mandamiento de Dios a causa de la tradición? 4 Dios dijo: “Honra a tu padre y a tu madre”[a] y también: “El que maldiga a su padre o a su madre será condenado a muerte”.[b] 5 Ustedes, en cambio, enseñan que un hijo puede decir a su padre o a su madre: “Cualquier ayuda que pudiera darte ya la he dedicado como ofrenda a Dios”. 6 En ese caso, el tal hijo no tiene que honrar a su padre.[c] Así por causa de la tradición anulan ustedes la palabra de Dios. 7 ¡Hipócritas! Tenía razón Isaías cuando profetizó de ustedes:
8 »“Este pueblo me honra con los labios,
pero su corazón está lejos de mí.
9 En vano me adoran;
sus enseñanzas no son más que reglas humanas”».[d]
10 Jesús llamó a la multitud y dijo:
—Escuchen y entiendan. 11 Lo que contamina a una persona no es lo que entra en la boca, sino lo que sale de ella.
12 Entonces se le acercaron los discípulos y dijeron:
—¿Sabes que los fariseos se escandalizaron al oír eso?
13 —Toda planta que mi Padre celestial no haya plantado será arrancada de raíz —respondió—. 14 Déjenlos; son guías ciegos.[e] Y si un ciego guía a otro ciego, ambos caerán en un hoyo.
15 —Explícanos la comparación —pidió Pedro.
16 —¿Tampoco ustedes pueden todavía entenderlo? —dijo Jesús—. 17 ¿No se dan cuenta de que todo lo que entra en la boca va al estómago y después se echa en la letrina? 18 Pero lo que sale de la boca viene del corazón y contamina a la persona. 19 Porque del corazón salen los malos pensamientos, los homicidios, los adulterios, la inmoralidad sexual, los robos, los falsos testimonios y las calumnias. 20 Estas son las cosas que contaminan a la persona y no el comer sin lavarse las manos.
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Matthew 15:1-20
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Matthew 15:1-20
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15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
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Matthew 15:1-20
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That Which Defiles(A)
15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](C) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](D) 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8 “‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.(E)’[c](F)”
10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(G) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(H)
12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(I) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[d](J) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(K)
15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(L)
16 “Are you still so dull?”(M) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,(N) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(O) 20 These are what defile a person;(P) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
- Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
- Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind
Matthew 15:1-20
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Matthew 15:1-20
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Defilement Comes from Within(A)
15 Then (B)the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 (C)“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, (D)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (E)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, (F)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 (G)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 ‘These(H) people [c]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
(I)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
10 (J)When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 (K)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
13 But He answered and said, (L)“Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. (M)They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
15 (N)Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 So Jesus said, (O)“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not yet understand that (P)whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But (Q)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 (R)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
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- Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
- Matthew 15:6 NU word
- Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
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