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1 Cuando terminó de dar estas instrucciones a sus doce discípulos, Jesús se fue a enseñar y a predicar por las ciudades.
1 When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 Juan el Bautista, que ya estaba preso, se enteró de los milagros que el Mesías estaba realizando y envió a dos de sus discípulos
2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
3 a preguntarle a Jesús: ―¿Eres tú de veras el que estábamos esperando, o debemos esperar a otro?
3 and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”
4 Jesús respondió a los mensajeros: ―Vayan donde está Juan y cuéntenle todo lo que han oído y lo que me han visto realizar.
4 Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
5 Cuéntenle que los ciegos ven, los paralíticos andan, los leprosos se curan, los sordos oyen, los muertos resucitan, y que anuncio las buenas nuevas a los pobres.
5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
6 Díganle, además, que benditos son los que no dudan de mí.
6 Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”
7 Cuando los discípulos de Juan se marcharon, Jesús se puso a hablar de Juan a la multitud: «Cuando salieron al desierto a ver a Juan, ¿qué esperaban ver en él? ¿Una caña que el viento sacude?
7 As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
8 ¿o acaso a un hombre vestido de príncipe? ¡Estos se encuentran en los palacios reales!
8 But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
9 Entonces, ¿qué salieron a ver? ¿a un profeta? Les aseguro que sí, y él es más que profeta:
9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
10 Juan es aquel de quien las Escrituras dicen: “Un mensajero mío irá delante de ti para prepararte el camino”.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
11 Les aseguro que de todos los hombres que han nacido en este mundo, ninguno ha sido mayor que Juan el Bautista. Y sin embargo, el más insignificante en el reino de los cielos es más grande que él.
11 Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.
12 Desde que Juan el Bautista comenzó a predicar hasta ahora, se ha combatido mucho contra el reino de los cielos, y los que son violentos luchan para acabar con él.
12 From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 La ley y todos los profetas profetizaron hasta que llegó Juan.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 Y si quieren creerlo, él es Elías, del que se anunció que vendría.
14 If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
15 El que quiera escuchar, ¡escuche ahora!
15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
16 »¿Qué diré de la gente de hoy día? Es semejante a los muchachos que, sentados en las plazas, gritan a sus compañeros de juego:
16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
17 “Si tocamos la flauta ustedes no bailan, y si cantamos canciones tristes ustedes no lloran”.
17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
18 »Vino Juan el Bautista, que no toma vino ni come mucho, y ustedes dicen que está endemoniado.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 Y luego vengo yo, el Hijo del hombre, que como y bebo, y me acusan de glotón, bebedor de vino y amigo de cobradores de impuestos y de gente de la peor calaña. Pero uno demuestra la sabiduría con sus acciones».
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
20 Entonces comenzó Jesús a reprender a las ciudades en que había realizado la mayoría de sus milagros, porque no se habían arrepentido.
20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
21 «¡Pobre de ti, Corazín! ¡Pobre de ti, Betsaida! Si los milagros que se realizaron en tus calles se hubieran realizado en Tiro y Sidón, hace mucho tiempo que estas ciudades se habrían vestido de ropas ásperas y se habrían echado ceniza en la cabeza como muestra de su arrepentimiento.
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 »¡Ciertamente a Tiro y Sidón les irá mejor que a ustedes en el día del juicio!
22 But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
23 ¡Y tú, Capernaúm, ¿serás elevada hasta el cielo? ¡No! Te irás a lo profundo del infierno. Porque si los milagros que se realizaron en ti se hubieran realizado en Sodoma, esta ciudad existiría todavía.
23 You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until today.
24 ¡A Sodoma le irá mejor que a ti en el día del juicio!».
24 But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment, than for you.”
25 En esa ocasión, Jesús dijo: «Te alabo Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, porque escondiste estas cosas de los sabios e inteligentes, y se las diste a conocer a los niños.
25 At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
26 Sí, Padre, porque así lo quisiste.
26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
27 »El Padre me ha confiado todas las cosas. Sólo el Padre conoce al Hijo y sólo el Hijo conoce al Padre, y también aquellos a quienes el Hijo se lo revela.
27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
28 Vengan a mí los que estén cansados y afligidos y yo los haré descansar.
28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Lleven mi yugo y aprendan de mí, que soy manso y de corazón humilde. Así hallarán descanso para el alma,
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
30 porque mi yugo es fácil de llevar y mi carga es ligera».
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
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Capernaum
A fishing and customs town on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus healed, taught, and called disciples. Its ruins include a 4th–5th c. synagogue built over an earlier one.
Cited in the guide: Matthew 4:13; Mark 2:1; Matthew 11:23
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 61:1–3; Acts 10:38; Matthew 9:35; Luke 8:1; Luke 4:15–21
- 2 Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Matthew 4:12; Luke 7:18–35; Matthew 9:14
- 3 John 11:27; Malachi 3:1; Hebrews 10:37; Deuteronomy 18:15–18; Micah 5:2
- 5 Isaiah 35:4–6; Isaiah 61:1–3; Isaiah 42:6–7; Luke 4:18; Isaiah 29:18
- 6 Isaiah 8:14–15; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Matthew 26:31; John 6:66; Luke 11:27–28
- 7 James 1:6; John 5:35; Luke 8:18; Luke 7:24–30; Ephesians 4:14
- 8 Matthew 3:4; 2 Kings 1:8; 2 Corinthians 11:27; Zechariah 13:4; Isaiah 20:2
- 9 Luke 1:76; Matthew 14:5; Mark 9:11–13; Matthew 17:12–13; Matthew 21:24–26
- 10 Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 4:5; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:26–27
- 11 Luke 7:28; Ephesians 3:8; Matthew 3:11; John 1:15; Matthew 5:19
- 12 Luke 16:16; Luke 13:24; Ephesians 6:11–13; Philippians 2:12; John 6:27
- 13 Matthew 5:17–18; Romans 3:21; Acts 3:22–24; Acts 13:27; Luke 24:44
- 14 Malachi 4:5; Mark 9:11–13; Matthew 17:10–13; Luke 1:17; John 1:21–23
- 15 Matthew 13:9; Luke 8:8; Mark 4:23; Matthew 13:43; Mark 4:9
- 16 Luke 7:31–35; Matthew 23:36; Mark 4:30; Matthew 12:34; Luke 13:18
- 17 Isaiah 28:9–13; Jeremiah 9:17–20; Isaiah 30:29; Matthew 9:15; Jeremiah 31:4
- 18 Matthew 3:4; Luke 1:15; John 10:20; Matthew 10:25; John 8:48
- 19 Matthew 9:10–11; Luke 7:34–36; Luke 15:1–2; Luke 19:7; Luke 5:29–30
- 20 Luke 10:13–15; 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Jeremiah 8:6; Isaiah 1:2–5; Revelation 9:20–21
- 21 Ezekiel 3:6–7; Matthew 15:21; Acts 12:20; Luke 9:10; John 12:21
- 22 Matthew 11:24; Matthew 10:15; Hebrews 10:26–31; Luke 12:47–48; Matthew 12:36
- 23 Isaiah 14:13–15; John 4:46–54; Matthew 4:13; Genesis 13:13; Revelation 11:8
- 24 Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:22; Mark 6:11; Lamentations 4:6; Luke 10:12
- 25 Matthew 21:16; Psalm 8:2; Matthew 16:17; Luke 10:21–24; 1 Corinthians 1:18–29
- 26 Isaiah 46:10; Ephesians 3:11; 2 Timothy 1:9; Luke 10:21; Romans 9:18
- 27 John 14:6–9; Matthew 28:18; Luke 10:22; 2 John 9; John 17:25–26
- 28 Matthew 11:29; John 7:37; John 6:37; Galatians 5:1; Isaiah 55:1–3
- 29 Jeremiah 6:16; 1 John 2:6; Philippians 2:7–8; John 13:15; Luke 6:46–48
- 30 1 John 5:3; John 16:33; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Galatians 5:1
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The lesson of the Holy Gospel has set before us a question touching John the Baptist. May the Lord assist me to resolve it to you, as He hath resolved it to us.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
That is, after He had sent them, He proceeded to withdraw Himself, to give them room and opportunity to do what He had enjoined. For while He was present and healing, no one would be willing to approach them.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… the Christ, because the Jews knew not what the Father was, and what the Son, in like manner accused them; and Himself said, "No one knoweth the Father, but the Son; nor the Son, but the Father, and they to whom the Son revealeth Him." Now the Word of God is His Son, as we have before said.
And again, when He said, "Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, and learn of Me," He announced the Father of truth.
"Because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes;" that they "that labour and are heavy laden" might "come" unto Him and He might refresh them, because He is "meek and lowly in heart." "The meek will He guide in judgment; and the meek will He teach His way;" looking upon our …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)