Matthew · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Matthew 5 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Al ver las multitudes, Jesús subió al monte. Cuando se sentó, sus discípulos se acercaron a él.
1 Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
2 Entonces comenzó a enseñarles, diciendo:
2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
3 Dichosos los pobres en espíritu, porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos.
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
4 Dichosos los que lloran, porque ellos serán consolados.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
5 Dichosos los mansos, porque ellos recibirán la tierra como herencia.
5 Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Dichosos los que tienen hambre y sed de justicia, porque ellos serán saciados.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
7 Dichosos los misericordiosos, porque ellos recibirán misericordia.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Dichosos los de corazón limpio, porque ellos verán a Dios.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
9 Dichosos los que hacen la paz, porque ellos serán llamados hijos de Dios.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
10 Dichosos los perseguidos por causa de la justicia, porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos.
10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
11 Dichosos ustedes cuando por causa de mí los insulten, los persigan y digan toda clase de mal contra ustedes, mintiendo.
11 “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Alégrense y llénense de gozo, porque grande es su recompensa en los cielos. Así también persiguieron a los profetas que vivieron antes de ustedes.
12 Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 Ustedes son la sal de la tierra. Pero si la sal pierde su sabor, ¿con qué se le devolverá? Ya no sirve para nada, sino para ser tirada fuera y pisada por la gente.
13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
14 Ustedes son la luz del mundo. Una ciudad puesta sobre un monte no se puede esconder.
14 “You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
15 Nadie enciende una lámpara para ponerla debajo de una canasta, sino sobre un candelero, y así alumbra a todos los que están en la casa.
15 Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
16 Así brille la luz de ustedes delante de la gente, para que vean sus buenas obras y den gloria a su Padre que está en los cielos.
16 Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
17 No piensen que he venido a destruir la Ley o los Profetas. No he venido a destruirlos, sino a cumplirlos.
17 “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.
18 Porque de cierto les digo que, hasta que pasen el cielo y la tierra, ni la letra más pequeña ni un solo trazo de la Ley pasará, hasta que todo se cumpla.
18 For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.
19 Por eso, cualquiera que quebrante uno de estos mandamientos más pequeños y enseñe a otros a hacer lo mismo, será llamado el más pequeño en el reino de los cielos. Pero cualquiera que los cumpla y los enseñe, será llamado grande en el reino de los cielos.
19 Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least commandments and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
20 Porque les digo que, si la justicia de ustedes no es mayor que la de los escribas y fariseos, de ninguna manera entrarán en el reino de los cielos.
20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
21 Ustedes han oído que se dijo a los antiguos: No matarás; y cualquiera que mate será culpable ante el juicio.
21 “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’
22 Pero yo les digo que cualquiera que se enoje contra su hermano será culpable ante el juicio. El que diga a su hermano: Raca, será culpable ante el tribunal. Y el que le diga: Necio, estará en peligro del infierno de fuego.
22 But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
23 Por eso, si traes tu ofrenda al altar, y allí recuerdas que tu hermano tiene algo contra ti,
23 “If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
24 deja tu ofrenda allí, delante del altar. Primero ve y reconcíliate con tu hermano; luego vuelve y presenta tu ofrenda.
24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
25 Ponte de acuerdo pronto con tu adversario, mientras vas con él por el camino; no sea que tu adversario te entregue al juez, el juez al guardia, y seas echado en la cárcel.
25 Agree with your adversary quickly while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
26 De cierto te digo que no saldrás de allí hasta que hayas pagado la última moneda.
26 Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there until you have paid the last penny.
27 Ustedes han oído que se dijo: No cometerás adulterio.
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’
28 Pero yo les digo que cualquiera que mira a una mujer para desearla ya cometió adulterio con ella en su corazón.
28 but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
29 Si tu ojo derecho te hace caer en pecado, sácalo y échalo lejos de ti. Es mejor que pierdas una parte de tu cuerpo, y no que todo tu cuerpo sea echado al infierno.
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
30 Y si tu mano derecha te hace caer en pecado, córtala y échala lejos de ti. Es mejor que pierdas una parte de tu cuerpo, y no que todo tu cuerpo sea echado al infierno.
30 If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
31 También se dijo: Cualquiera que se divorcie de su esposa, dele carta de divorcio.
31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’
32 Pero yo les digo que cualquiera que se divorcia de su esposa, excepto por causa de inmoralidad sexual, hace que ella cometa adulterio; y el que se casa con una mujer divorciada comete adulterio.
32 but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.
33 También han oído que se dijo a los antiguos: No jurarás en falso, sino que cumplirás tus juramentos al Señor.
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’
34 Pero yo les digo: No juren de ninguna manera; ni por el cielo, porque es el trono de Dios;
34 but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;
35 ni por la tierra, porque es el estrado de sus pies; ni por Jerusalén, porque es la ciudad del gran Rey.
35 nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 Tampoco jures por tu cabeza, porque no puedes hacer blanco o negro ni un solo cabello.
36 Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.
37 Que sus palabras sean: Sí, sí; no, no. Lo que pasa de esto viene del mal.
37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.
38 Ustedes han oído que se dijo: Ojo por ojo, y diente por diente.
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’
39 Pero yo les digo: No resistan con venganza al que les hace mal. Más bien, si alguien te golpea en la mejilla derecha, vuélvele también la otra.
39 But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 Si alguien quiere demandarte y quitarte la túnica, déjale también el manto.
40 If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.
41 Si alguien te obliga a llevar carga por una milla, ve con él dos.
41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
42 Dale al que te pida, y no le des la espalda al que quiera pedirte prestado.
42 Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.
43 Ustedes han oído que se dijo: Amarás a tu prójimo y odiarás a tu enemigo.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
44 Pero yo les digo: Amen a sus enemigos, bendigan a los que los maldicen, hagan bien a los que los odian, y oren por los que los maltratan y los persiguen.
44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
45 Así serán hijos de su Padre que está en los cielos. Porque él hace salir su sol sobre malos y buenos, y envía lluvia sobre justos e injustos.
45 that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.
46 Si aman solo a los que los aman, ¿qué recompensa tendrán? ¿No hacen lo mismo los cobradores de impuestos?
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
47 Y si saludan solo a sus hermanos, ¿qué hacen de más? ¿No hacen también eso los gentiles?
47 If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?
48 Sean, pues, perfectos, como su Padre celestial es perfecto.
48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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- 1 Mark 3:13; Matthew 15:29; John 6:2–3; Mark 4:1; Mark 3:20
- 2 Acts 8:35; Luke 6:20–26; Acts 10:34; Matthew 13:35; Acts 18:14
- 3 Isaiah 66:2; Proverbs 29:23; Psalm 34:18; Proverbs 16:19; Luke 18:14
- 4 Revelation 21:4; 2 Corinthians 7:9–10; Isaiah 61:2–3; John 16:20–22; Psalm 126:5–6
- 5 Psalm 37:11; Isaiah 29:19; James 3:13; Psalm 149:4; Galatians 5:23
- 6 Psalm 107:9; John 4:14; John 6:27; John 6:48–58; Psalm 145:19
- 7 Ephesians 4:32–5:1; Matthew 6:14–15; 2 Samuel 22:26; Matthew 18:33–35; Psalm 18:25
- 8 Psalm 24:4; Psalm 51:10; Hebrews 10:22; Hebrews 12:14; Ezekiel 36:25–27
- 9 Hebrews 12:14; James 3:16–18; Romans 12:18; Galatians 5:22; Psalm 120:6
- 10 James 1:12; 1 Peter 3:13–14; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Matthew 5:3; James 1:2–5
- 11 1 Peter 4:14; Luke 21:17; Mark 13:13; Matthew 24:9; Luke 6:22
- 12 Luke 6:23; James 1:2; Colossians 3:24; 1 Peter 4:13; Colossians 1:24
- 13 Colossians 4:6; Luke 14:34–35; Mark 9:49–50; Leviticus 2:13; Hebrews 6:4–6
- 14 Philippians 2:15; John 8:12; Ephesians 5:8–14; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; Proverbs 4:18
- 15 Luke 11:33; Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; Numbers 8:2; Exodus 25:37
- 16 1 Peter 2:12; Titus 2:7; John 15:8; 1 John 1:5–7; Philippians 2:15–16
- 17 Romans 10:4; Luke 16:17; Galatians 4:4–5; Romans 3:31; Romans 8:4
- 18 Luke 16:17; Isaiah 40:8; 1 Peter 1:25; Psalm 119:89–90; Matthew 24:34–35
- 19 Deuteronomy 12:32; James 2:10–11; Matthew 28:20; Romans 13:8–10; Matthew 11:11
- 20 Romans 10:2–3; Philippians 3:9; Romans 9:30–32; Luke 16:14–15; Matthew 23:2–5
- 21 Deuteronomy 5:17; Exodus 20:13; Numbers 35:30–34; Exodus 21:12–14; Numbers 35:16–21
- 22 1 John 3:14–15; 1 John 4:20–21; 1 John 2:9; Ephesians 4:26–27; Ephesians 4:31–32
- 23 Mark 11:25; Leviticus 6:2–6; Matthew 5:24; Matthew 23:19; Matthew 8:4
- 24 James 5:16; Romans 12:17–18; Matthew 18:15–17; Job 42:8; 1 Peter 3:7–8
- 25 Luke 12:58–59; Proverbs 25:8; Luke 14:31–32; Hebrews 3:13; Isaiah 55:6–7
- 26 Matthew 18:34; Luke 12:59; James 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Luke 16:26
- 27 Deuteronomy 5:18; Proverbs 6:32; Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22–24
- 28 James 1:14–15; 1 John 2:16; Proverbs 6:25; Exodus 20:17; 2 Samuel 11:2
- 29 Mark 9:43–48; Romans 8:13; Colossians 3:5; Romans 6:6; 1 Peter 4:1–3
- 30 Mark 9:43; Matthew 5:29; 1 Peter 2:8; Romans 14:20–21; Matthew 18:6–7
- 31 Jeremiah 3:1; Deuteronomy 24:1–4; Matthew 19:7; Mark 10:2–9; Matthew 19:3
- 32 Romans 7:3; Luke 16:18; 1 Corinthians 7:10–11; 1 Corinthians 7:4; Matthew 19:8–9
- 33 Deuteronomy 23:21; Leviticus 19:12; Ecclesiastes 5:4–6; Deuteronomy 23:23; Psalm 76:11
- 34 James 5:12; Isaiah 66:1; Deuteronomy 23:21–23; Matthew 23:16–22; Ecclesiastes 9:2
- 35 Psalm 48:2; Malachi 1:14; Revelation 21:10; 2 Chronicles 6:6; Psalm 99:5
- 36 Luke 12:25; Matthew 6:27; Matthew 23:16–21
- 37 James 5:12; Colossians 4:6; Colossians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 1:17–20; John 8:44
- 38 Leviticus 24:19–20; Deuteronomy 19:21; Exodus 21:22–27; Deuteronomy 19:19
- 39 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9; Romans 12:17–19; Proverbs 20:22; Luke 6:29–30
- 40 Luke 6:29; 1 Corinthians 6:7
- 41 Luke 23:26
- 42 Proverbs 19:17; Hebrews 13:16; Luke 6:30–36; 1 Timothy 6:17–19; Psalm 112:5–9
- 43 Leviticus 19:18; Psalm 139:21–22; Galatians 5:13–14; Matthew 19:19; Romans 13:8–10
- 44 Romans 12:14; 1 Peter 3:9; Luke 6:27–28; Romans 12:20–21; Proverbs 25:21–22
- 45 Psalm 145:9; Luke 6:35; Acts 14:17; Job 25:3; Ephesians 5:1
- 46 Luke 6:32–35; 1 Peter 2:20–23; Matthew 11:19; Matthew 9:10–11; Matthew 18:17
- 47 Luke 6:32; Matthew 5:20; 1 Peter 2:20; Luke 10:4–5
- 48 1 Peter 1:15–16; James 1:4; Leviticus 19:2; Ephesians 5:1–2; Luke 6:36
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