Matthew 17 Free Bible Version
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1 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John, with him and they went up a high mountain to be by themselves.
1 Y DESPUÉS de seis días, Jesús toma á Pedro, y á Jacobo, y á Juan su hermano, y los lleva aparte á un monte alto:
1 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
2 He was transformed in front of them. His face was shining like the sun. His clothes turned white as light.
2 Y se transfiguró delante de ellos; y resplandeció su rostro como el sol, y sus vestidos fueron blancos como la luz.
2 He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
3 Then suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking together with Jesus.
3 Y he aquí les aparecieron Moisés y Elías, hablando con él.
3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
4 Peter spoke up, saying to Jesus, “Lord, it's really good to be here. If you want I'll make three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
4 Y respondiendo Pedro, dijo á Jesús: Señor, bien es que nos quedemos aquí: si quieres, hagamos aquí tres pabellones: para ti uno, y para Moisés otro, y otro para Elías.
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me. Listen to him.”
5 Y estando aún él hablando, he aquí una nube de luz [que] los cubrió; y he aquí una voz de la nube, que dijo: Este es mi Hijo amado, en el cual tomo contentamiento: á él oid.
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
6 When they heard this, the disciples fell down on their faces, absolutely terrified.
6 Y oyendo esto los discípulos, cayeron sobre sus rostros, y temieron en gran manera.
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
7 Jesus went over to them and touched them. “Get up,” he told them. “Don't be afraid.”
7 Entonces Jesús llegando, los tocó, y dijo: Levantaos, y no temáis.
7 Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
8 When they looked up they didn't see anybody there except Jesus.
8 Y alzando ellos sus ojos, á nadie vieron, sino á solo Jesús.
8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
9 As they descended the mountain Jesus gave them strict instructions. “Don't tell anybody what you saw until the Son of man has risen from the dead,” he told them.
9 Y como descendieron del monte, les mandó Jesús, diciendo: No digáis á nadie la visión, hasta que el Hijo del hombre resucite de los muertos.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
10 “So why do the religious teachers say that Elijah has to come first?” his disciples asked.
10 Entonces sus discípulos le preguntaron, diciendo: ¿Por qué dicen pues los escribas que es menester que Elías venga primero?
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
11 “It's true that Elijah comes to put everything in place,” Jesus replied,
11 Y respondiendo Jesús, les dijo: A la verdad, Elías vendrá primero, y restituirá todas las cosas.
11 Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
12 “but I tell you that Elijah has already come and yet people didn't recognize who he was. They did whatever they felt like to him. In the same way the Son of man will also suffer at their hands.”
12 Mas os digo, que ya vino Elías, y no le conocieron; antes hicieron en él todo lo que quisieron: así también el Hijo del hombre padecerá de ellos.
12 but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
13 Then the disciples realized that Jesus was referring to John the Baptist.
13 Los discípulos entonces entendieron, que les habló de Juan el Bautista.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
14 When they approached the crowd, a man came to Jesus, and kneeled before him.
14 Y como ellos llegaron al gentío, vino á él un hombre hincándosele de rodillas,
14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
15 “Lord, please have mercy on my son,” he said. “He loses his mind and suffers such terrible fits that he often falls in the fire or into water.
15 Y diciendo: Señor, ten misericordia de mi hijo, que es lunático, y padece malamente; porque muchas veces cae en el fuego, y muchas en el agua.
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
16 I brought him to your disciples but they couldn't heal him.”
16 Y le he presentado á tus discípulos, y no le han podido sanar.
16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
17 “You people refuse to trust me, and are so corrupt!” Jesus responded. “How long do I have to remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him here to me!”
17 Y respondiendo Jesús, dijo: ¡Oh generación infiel y torcida! ¿hasta cuándo tengo de estar con vosotros? ¿hasta cuándo os tengo de sufrir? traédmele acá.
17 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
18 Jesus confronted the demon and it left the boy, and he was healed straight away.
18 Y Jesús le reprendió, y salió el demonio de él; y el mozo fué sano desde aquella hora.
18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
19 Later the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we drive it out?”
19 Entonces, llegándose los discípulos á Jesús, aparte, dijeron: ¿Por qué nosotros no lo pudimos echar fuera?
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
20 “Because you don't trust enough,” Jesus told them. “I tell you, even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible for you.”
20 Y Jesús les dijo: Por vuestra incredulidad; porque de cierto os digo, que si tuviereis fe como un grano de mostaza, diréis á este monte: Pásate de aquí allá: y se pasará: y nada os será imposible.
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
21 Not in this translation
21 Mas este linaje no sale sino por oración y ayuno.
21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
22 As they were walking together through Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of man is going to be betrayed and people will have power over him.
22 Y estando ellos en Galilea, Jesús les dijo: El Hijo del hombre será entregado en manos de hombres,
22 While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
23 They will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.” The disciples were filled with sadness.
23 Y le matarán; mas al tercer día resucitará. Y ellos se entristecieron en gran manera.
23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
24 When they arrived at Capernaum, those who were in charge of collecting the half-shekel Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Your teacher does pay the half-shekel tax, doesn't he?”
24 Y como llegaron á Capernaum, vinieron á Pedro los que cobraban las dos dracmas, y dijeron: ¿Vuestro Maestro no paga las dos dracmas?
24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
25 “Yes, of course,” Peter replied. When he returned to where they were staying, Jesus anticipated the issue. “What do you think, Simon?” Jesus asked him. “Do the kings of this world collect their taxes and duties from their own sons or from others?”
25 El dice: Sí. Y entrando él en casa, Jesús le habló antes, diciendo: ¿Qué te parece, Simón? Los reyes de la tierra, ¿de quién cobran los tributos ó el censo? ¿de sus hijos ó de los extraños?
25 He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”
26 “From others,” Peter replied. So Jesus told him, “In that case the sons are exempt.
26 Pedro le dice: De los extraños. Jesús le dijo: Luego los hijos son francos.
26 Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
27 But to avoid giving offense to anyone, go to the lake, and throw out a fishing line with a hook. Pull in the first fish you catch, and when you open its mouth there you'll find a stater coin. Take the coin and give it to them for both me and you.”
27 Mas porque no los escandalicemos, ve á la mar, y echa el anzuelo, y el primer pez que viniere, tómalo, y abierta su boca, hallarás un estatero: tómalo, y dáselo por mí y por ti.
27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 9:28–36; Matthew 26:37; Mark 5:37; Mark 9:2–13; 2 Peter 1:18
- 2 Psalm 104:2; Matthew 28:3; John 1:14; Luke 9:29; John 17:24
- 3 Malachi 4:5; Luke 24:44; Mark 9:4; 1 Kings 18:36–40; 2 Corinthians 3:7–11
- 4 Mark 9:5–6; Luke 9:33; Revelation 22:3–5; 1 John 3:2; John 14:8–9
- 5 Matthew 3:17; Matthew 12:18; Mark 9:7; Deuteronomy 18:15; Hebrews 2:1–3
- 6 Acts 26:14; Judges 13:20; 2 Peter 1:18; Daniel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 21:16
- 7 Daniel 10:18; Matthew 14:27; Daniel 8:18; Revelation 1:17; Daniel 10:10
- 8 Luke 9:36; Mark 9:8; Acts 12:10–11
- 9 Mark 8:30; Luke 24:46–47; Matthew 16:20–21; Mark 9:9–13; Matthew 8:4
- 10 Malachi 4:5–6; Matthew 11:14; John 1:21; Mark 9:11; John 1:25
- 11 Acts 3:21; Luke 1:16–17; Malachi 4:6; Luke 3:3–14
- 12 Isaiah 53:3–12; Acts 13:24–28; Mark 6:14–28; Matthew 16:21; Acts 4:10
- 13 Matthew 11:14
- 14 Mark 9:14–29; Mark 1:40; Acts 10:25–26; Mark 10:17; Luke 9:37–43
- 15 Matthew 4:24; Matthew 15:22; Mark 5:22–23; Job 2:7; Luke 9:38–42
- 16 Matthew 17:19–20; Acts 19:15–16; Luke 9:40; 2 Kings 4:29–31; Acts 3:16
- 17 Numbers 14:11; Matthew 6:30; Hebrews 3:16–19; Mark 16:14; Mark 9:19
- 18 Matthew 9:22; Mark 1:34; Matthew 12:22; Luke 4:35–36; Mark 5:8
- 19 Mark 9:28; Mark 4:10
- 20 Luke 17:6; Mark 11:23; Luke 1:37; Luke 18:27; Matthew 21:21
- 22 Matthew 16:21; Luke 18:31–34; Mark 8:31; Matthew 17:23; Luke 24:46
- 23 Matthew 16:21; Isaiah 53:10–12; Zechariah 13:7; Mark 8:31; Psalm 22:22–31
- 24 Exodus 30:13; Exodus 38:26
- 25 Matthew 22:21; Matthew 22:19; Romans 13:6–7; Matthew 22:17; 1 Samuel 17:25
- 27 2 Corinthians 6:3; 1 Corinthians 8:9; 1 Corinthians 9:19–22; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 1 Corinthians 8:13
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