Matteus 3
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Johannes döparen banar väg för Jesus
(Mark 1:2-8; Luk 3:1-18; Joh 1:19-28)
3 Vid den tiden började Johannes döparen förkunna ute i den judiska ödemarken. 2 Han sa: ”Vänd om! Himmelriket är nära.” 3 Det var honom det talades om genom profeten Jesaja, när han sa:
”En röst ropar i ödemarken:
’Bana väg för Herren!
Jämna vägen för honom![a]’ ”
4 Johannes hade kläder som var gjorda av kamelhår, och han hade ett läderbälte runt midjan. Den mat han åt var gräshoppor och vildhonung. 5 Folk från Jerusalem, från alla delar av Judeen och från hela Jordandalen kom ut till honom, 6 och när de hade bekänt sina synder döpte han dem i Jordanfloden.
7 Men när Johannes såg att många fariseer och saddukeer[b] kom för att bli döpta, sa han till dem: ”Ni huggormsyngel, tror ni att ni kan klara er undan den kommande vreden? 8 Nej, handla[c] som det anstår en som är omvänd! 9 Inbilla er inte att ni bara kan säga: ’Abraham är vår stamfar.’ Jag säger er att Gud kan förvandla de här stenarna till Abrahams ättlingar! 10 Yxan är redan satt till roten på träden. Varje träd som inte bär god frukt ska huggas ner och kastas i elden.
11 Jag döper er med vatten till omvändelse. Men efter mig kommer en som är starkare än jag. Jag är inte ens värdig att ta av honom hans sandaler.[d] Han ska döpa er i den heliga Anden och eld. 12 Han har kastskoveln i sin hand, färdig att rensa upp sin tröskplats och samla vetet i ladan, men agnarna ska han bränna upp i en eld som aldrig slocknar.”
Jesus blir döpt
13 Jesus lämnade nu Galileen och kom till Jordanfloden för att bli döpt av Johannes, 14 men Johannes ville inte döpa honom. Han sa: ”Det kan inte vara rätt. Jag behöver bli döpt av dig.” 15 Men Jesus svarade: ”Gör det ändå, för vi behöver uppfylla all rättfärdighet.” Då döpte Johannes honom.
16 När Jesus hade blivit döpt, steg han genast upp ur vattnet. Då öppnade sig himlen och han[e] såg Guds Ande komma ner som en duva och stanna över honom. 17 Och en röst från himlen sa: ”Detta är min älskade Son, han är min glädje.”
Footnotes
- 3:3 Se Jes 40:3. Den hebreiska texten använder här det heliga gudsnamnet (JHWH), som Nya testamentet här, liksom i flera andra sammanhang, tillämpar på Jesus.
- 3:7 Fariseer och saddukeer var två religiösa partier bland judarna. Fariseerna var mycket noga med att följa hela Moses lag och hade dessutom lagt till egna regler och föreskrifter. Saddukeerna var mest intresserade av politik och var lojala mot romarna. De trodde varken på uppståndelsen, änglar eller andar.
- 3:8 Ordagrant: Bär då sådan frukt.
- 3:11 Detta var en slavs uppgift.
- 3:16 Det är oklart vem han syftar på, men enligt Joh 1:33-34 såg Johannes döparen hur Guds Ande sänkte sig över Jesus.
Matthew 3
New King James Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way(A)
3 In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching (C)in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for (D)the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:
(E)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(F)‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
Make His paths straight.’ ”
4 Now (G)John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was (H)locusts and (I)wild honey. 5 (J)Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him 6 (K)and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (L)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (M)the wrath to come? 8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, (N)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. (O)Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 (P)I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. (Q)He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit [a]and fire. 12 (R)His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will (S)burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
John Baptizes Jesus(T)
13 (U)Then Jesus came (V)from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
16 (W)When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and [b]He saw (X)the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 (Y)And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, (Z)“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:11 M omits and fire
- Matthew 3:16 Or he
Matthew 3
English Standard Version
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
3 (A)In those days (B)John the Baptist came preaching in (C)the wilderness of Judea, 2 (D)“Repent, for (E)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a] 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
(F)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
(G)‘Prepare[b] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore (H)a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was (I)locusts and (J)wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, (K)confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of (L)the Pharisees and (M)Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (N)“You brood of (O)vipers! Who warned you to flee from (P)the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit (Q)in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, (R)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (S)these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. (T)Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 (U)“I baptize you with water (V)for repentance, but (W)he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you (X)with the Holy Spirit and (Y)fire. 12 His (Z)winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and (AA)gather his wheat into the barn, (AB)but the chaff he will burn with (AC)unquenchable fire.”
The Baptism of Jesus
13 (AD)Then Jesus came (AE)from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 (AF)John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (AG)the heavens were opened to him,[c] and he (AH)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, (AI)a voice from heaven said, (AJ)“This is my beloved Son,[d] with whom I am well pleased.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
- Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness
- Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him
- Matthew 3:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
Mateo 3
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
II.— COMIENZOS DEL MINISTERIO DE JESÚS (3,1—4,11)
Predicación de Juan el Bautista (Mc 1,2-8; Lc 3,1-9.16-17; Jn 1,23-27)
3 Por aquel tiempo comenzó Juan el Bautista a predicar en el desierto de Judea. 2 Decía:
— Conviértanse, porque ya está cerca el reino de los cielos.
3 A este Juan se había referido el profeta Isaías cuando dijo:
Se oye una voz;
alguien clama en el desierto:
“¡Preparen el camino del Señor;
abran sendas rectas para él!”.
4 Juan iba vestido de pelo de camello, llevaba un cinturón de cuero y se alimentaba de saltamontes y miel silvestre. 5 Acudían a él gentes de Jerusalén, de toda Judea y de toda la ribera del Jordán. 6 Confesaban sus pecados, y Juan los bautizaba en las aguas del Jordán. 7 Pero al ver que muchos fariseos y saduceos acudían a recibir el bautismo, Juan les decía:
— ¡Hijos de víbora! ¿Quién les ha avisado para que huyan del inminente castigo? 8 Demuestren con hechos su conversión 9 y no se hagan ilusiones pensando que son descendientes de Abrahán. Porque les digo que Dios puede sacar de estas piedras descendientes de Abrahán. 10 Ya está el hacha preparada para cortar de raíz los árboles, y todo árbol que no dé buen fruto será cortado y arrojado al fuego. 11 Yo los bautizo con agua para que se conviertan; pero el que viene después de mí es más poderoso que yo, y yo ni siquiera soy digno de llevarle las sandalias. Él los bautizará con Espíritu Santo y fuego. 12 Llega, horqueta en mano, dispuesto a limpiar su era; guardará el trigo en el granero, mientras que con la paja hará una hoguera que arderá sin fin.
Jesús es bautizado (Mc 1,9-11; Lc 3,21-22)
13 Por aquel tiempo llegó Jesús al Jordán procedente de Galilea para que Juan lo bautizara. 14 Pero Juan se resistía diciendo:
— Soy yo quien necesita ser bautizado por ti, ¿y tú vienes a que yo te bautice?
15 Jesús le contestó:
— ¡Déjalo así por ahora! Es menester que cumplamos lo que Dios ha dispuesto.
Entonces Juan consintió. 16 Una vez bautizado, Jesús salió en seguida del agua. En ese momento se abrieron los cielos y Jesús vio que el Espíritu de Dios descendía como una paloma y se posaba sobre él. 17 Y una voz, proveniente del cielo, decía:
— Este es mi Hijo amado en quien me complazco.
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