1 J esús les dijo: «De cierto les digo que algunos de los que están aquí no morirán hasta que vean llegar el reino de Dios con poder.» La transfiguración

Jesus said to them, “For sure I tell you, some standing here will not die until they see the holy nation of God come with power!”

2 S eis días después, Jesús se llevó aparte a Pedro, Jacobo y Juan. Los llevó a un monte alto, y allí se transfiguró delante de ellos.

Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John with Him. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves. Jesus was changed as they looked at Him.

3 S us vestidos se volvieron resplandecientes y muy blancos, como la nieve. ¡Nadie en este mundo que los lavara podría dejarlos tan blancos!

His clothes did shine. They were as white as snow. No one on earth could clean them so white.

4 Y se les aparecieron Elías y Moisés, y hablaban con Jesús.

Moses and Elijah were seen talking to Jesus.

5 P edro le dijo entonces a Jesús: «Maestro, ¡qué bueno es para nosotros estar aquí! Vamos a hacer tres cobertizos; uno para ti, otro para Moisés, y otro para Elías.»

Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents to worship in. One will be for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

6 Y es que no sabía qué decir, pues todos estaban espantados.

Peter did not know what to say. They were very much afraid.

7 E n eso, vino una nube y les hizo sombra. Y desde la nube se oyó una voz que decía: «Éste es mi Hijo amado. ¡Escúchenlo!»

A cloud came over them and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My much-loved Son. Listen to Him.”

8 M iraron a su alrededor, pero no vieron a nadie; sólo Jesús estaba con ellos.

At once they looked around but saw no one there but Jesus.

9 M ientras bajaban del monte, Jesús les mandó que no dijeran a nadie nada de lo que habían visto, hasta que el Hijo del Hombre hubiera resucitado de los muertos.

They came down from the mountain. Then Jesus said with strong words that they should tell no one what they had seen. They should wait until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 P or eso ellos guardaron el secreto entre sí, aunque se preguntaban qué querría decir aquello de «resucitar de los muertos».

So they kept those words to themselves, talking to each other about what He meant by being raised from the dead.

11 E ntonces le preguntaron: «¿Por qué dicen los escribas que es necesario que Elías venga primero?»

They asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah must come first?”

12 É l les respondió: «A decir verdad, Elías vendrá primero y restaurará todas las cosas. ¿Y cómo, entonces, dice la Escritura que el Hijo del hombre tiene que padecer mucho y ser despreciado?

He said to them, “For sure, Elijah will come first and get things ready. Is it not written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and that men will have nothing to do with Him?

13 P ues yo les digo que Elías ya vino, y que hicieron con él todo lo que quisieron, tal y como está escrito acerca de él.» Jesús y el joven endemoniado

But I say to you, Elijah has already come. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It is written that they would.” A Boy with a Demon Is Healed

14 C uando llegaron adonde estaban los otros discípulos, los encontraron rodeados de una gran multitud. Algunos escribas discutían con ellos.

When Jesus came back to His followers, He saw many people standing around them. The teachers of the Law were arguing with them.

15 E n cuanto la gente vio a Jesús, se quedó asombrada y corrió a saludarlo.

The people saw Jesus and were surprised and ran to greet Him.

16 J esús les preguntó: «¿Qué es lo que discuten con ellos?»

Jesus asked the teachers of the Law, “What are you arguing about with them?”

17 D e entre la multitud, uno le respondió: «Maestro, te he traído a mi hijo. Tiene un espíritu que lo ha dejado mudo.

One of the people said, “Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a demon in him and cannot talk.

18 C ada vez que se posesiona de él, lo sacude; entonces mi hijo echa espuma por la boca, rechina los dientes, y se queda rígido. Les pedí a tus discípulos que expulsaran a ese espíritu, pero no pudieron.»

Wherever the demon takes him, it throws him down. Spit runs from his mouth. He grinds his teeth. He is getting weaker. I asked Your followers to put the demon out but they could not.”

19 J esús dijo: «¡Ay, gente incrédula! ¿Hasta cuándo tendré que estar con ustedes? ¿Hasta cuándo tendré que soportarlos? ¡Tráiganme al muchacho!»

He said, “You people of this day have no faith. How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

20 C uando se lo llevaron, tan pronto como el espíritu vio a Jesús, sacudió al muchacho con violencia, y éste cayó al suelo revolcándose y echando espuma por la boca.

They brought the boy to Jesus. The demon saw Jesus and at once held the boy in his power. The boy fell to the ground with spit running from his mouth.

21 J esús le preguntó al padre: «¿Desde cuándo le sucede esto?» Y el padre respondió: «Desde que era niño.

Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” The father said, “From the time he was a child.

22 M uchas veces lo arroja al fuego, o al agua, con la intención de matarlo. Si puedes hacer algo, ¡ten compasión de nosotros y ayúdanos!»

Many times it throws him into the fire and into the water to kill him. If You can do anything to help us, take pity on us!”

23 J esús le dijo: «¿Cómo que “si puedes”? Para quien cree, todo es posible.»

Jesus said to him, “Why do you ask Me that? The one who has faith can do all things.”

24 A l instante, el padre del muchacho exclamó: «¡Creo! ¡Ayúdame en mi incredulidad!»

At once the father cried out. He said with tears in his eyes, “Lord, I have faith. Help my weak faith to be stronger!”

25 C uando Jesús vio que la multitud se agolpaba, reprendió al espíritu impuro y le dijo: «Espíritu sordo y mudo, ¡yo te ordeno que salgas de este muchacho, y que nunca vuelvas a entrar en él!»

Jesus saw that many people were gathering together in a hurry. He spoke sharp words to the demon. He said, “Demon! You who cannot speak or hear, I say to you, come out of him! Do not ever go into him again.”

26 E l espíritu salió gritando y sacudiendo con violencia al muchacho, el cual se quedó como muerto. En efecto, muchos decían: «Está muerto.»

The demon gave a cry. It threw the boy down and came out of him. The boy was so much like a dead man that people said, “He is dead!”

27 P ero Jesús lo tomó de la mano, lo enderezó, y el muchacho se puso de pie.

But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him and he stood up.

28 C uando Jesús entró en la casa, sus discípulos le preguntaron a solas: «¿Por qué nosotros no pudimos expulsarlo?»

When Jesus went into the house, His followers asked Him when He was alone, “Why could we not put out the demon?”

29 J esús les respondió: «Estos demonios no salen sino con oración.» Jesús anuncia otra vez su muerte

He said to them, “The only way this kind of demon is put out is by prayer and by going without food so you can pray better.” Jesus Tells of His Death the Second Time

30 C uando se fueron de allí, pasaron por Galilea. Pero Jesús no quería que nadie lo supiera,

From there Jesus and His followers went through the country of Galilee. He did not want anyone to know where He was.

31 p orque estaba enseñando a sus discípulos. Les decía: «El Hijo del Hombre será entregado a los poderes de este mundo, y lo matarán. Pero, después de muerto, al tercer día resucitará.»

He taught His followers, saying, “The Son of Man will be handed over to men. They will kill Him. Three days after He is killed, He will be raised from the dead.”

32 E llos no entendieron lo que Jesús quiso decir con esto, pero tuvieron miedo de preguntárselo. ¿Quién es el mayor?

They did not understand what He said and were afraid to ask Him. Jesus Teaches about the Faith of a Child

33 L legaron a Cafarnaún, y cuando ya estaban en la casa, Jesús les preguntó: «¿Qué tanto discutían ustedes en el camino?»

They came to the city of Capernaum and were in the house. Jesus asked His followers, “What were you arguing about along the road?”

34 E llos se quedaron callados, porque en el camino habían estado discutiendo quién de ellos era el más importante.

They did not answer. They had been arguing along the road about who was the greatest.

35 J esús se sentó, llamó a los doce, y les dijo: «Si alguno quiere ser el primero, deberá ser el último de todos, y el servidor de todos.»

Jesus sat down and called the followers to Him. He said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all. He will be the one to care for all.”

36 L uego puso a un niño en medio de ellos, y tomándolo en sus brazos les dijo:

Jesus took a child and stood it among them. Then He took the child up in His arms and said to the followers,

37 « El que recibe en mi nombre a un niño como éste, me recibe a mí, y el que me recibe a mí, no me recibe a mí sino al que me envió.» Quién está a favor de Jesús

“Whoever receives one of these little children in My name, receives Me. Whoever will receive Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me.” Jesus Speaks Sharp Words against the Followers

38 J uan le dijo: «Maestro, hemos visto a uno que expulsaba demonios en tu nombre, pero se lo prohibimos, porque no es de los nuestros.»

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone putting out demons in Your name. We told him to stop because he was not following us.”

39 P ero Jesús les dijo: «No se lo prohíban, porque nadie puede hacer un milagro en mi nombre, y luego hablar mal de mí.

Jesus said, “Do not stop him. No one who does a powerful work in My name can say anything bad about Me soon after.

40 E l que no está contra nosotros, está a favor de nosotros.

The person who is not against us is for us.

41 D e cierto les digo que cualquiera que les dé un vaso de agua en mi nombre, por ser ustedes de Cristo, no perderá su recompensa. Ocasiones de pecar

For sure, I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name because you belong to Christ will not lose his reward from God.

42 » A cualquiera que haga tropezar a uno de estos pequeñitos que creen en mí, más le valdría que le colgaran al cuello una piedra de molino, y que lo arrojaran al mar.

Whoever is the reason for one of these little ones who believes in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large stone put around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

43 S i tu mano te lleva a pecar, córtatela. Es mejor que entres en la vida manco, y no que entres con las dos manos y que vayas al infierno, al fuego que nunca se apaga.

If your hand is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life without a hand, than to have two hands and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

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There is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

45 S i tu pie te lleva a pecar, córtatelo. Es mejor que entres en la vida cojo, y no que tengas los dos pies y que vayas al infierno, [al fuego que no puede ser apagado,

If your foot is the reason you fall into sin, cut it off. It is better to go into life with only one foot, than to have two feet and go into the fire of hell that cannot be put out.

46 d onde los gusanos no mueren, y el fuego nunca se apaga.]

There is where their worm never dies and the fire cannot be put out.

47 S i tu ojo te lleva a pecar, sácatelo. Es mejor que entres en el reino de Dios con un solo ojo, y no que tengas los dos ojos y seas arrojado al infierno,

If your eye is the reason you fall into sin, take it out. It is better to go into the holy nation of God with only one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.

48 d onde los gusanos no mueren, y el fuego nunca se apaga.

There is where their worm never dies and the fire is never put out.

49 P orque todos serán sazonados con fuego.

“Everyone will be made cleaner and stronger with fire.

50 L a sal es buena. Pero si la sal se hace insípida, ¿con qué le devolverán su sabor? Tengan sal en ustedes mismos, y vivan en paz unos con otros.»

Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can it be made to taste like salt again? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other.”