Luke 9

1 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.2 And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.5 And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.6 And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;8 and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.9 And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.10 And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.11 But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.12 And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.16 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.17 And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.18 And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?19 And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.20 And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.21 But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man;22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.23 And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.24 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.25 For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.27 But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.29 And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling.30 And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;31 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.32 Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.33 And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.34 And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.36 And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.37 And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.38 And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:39 and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.40 And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.41 And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.42 And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.43 And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples,44 Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.45 But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.47 But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,48 and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.50 But Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you.51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem.54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?55 But he turned, and rebuked them.56 And they went to another village.57 And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.58 And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.62 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

LUCAS 9

Misión de los Doce

(Mt 10,5-15; Mc 6,7-13)

1 Jesús reunió a los Doce* y les dio poder y autoridad para expulsar toda clase de demoniost y para curar enfermedades.t 2 Los envió a anunciar el reino de Dios y a curar a los enfermos.t

3 Les dijo:
— No lleven nada para el camino: ni bastón, ni zurrón, ni pan, ni dinero. Ni siquiera dos trajes. 4 Cuando entren en una casa, quédense en ella hasta que salgan del lugar.

5 Si en algún pueblo no quieren recibirlos, salgan de allí y sacudan el polvo pegado a sus piest, como testimonio contra esa gente.t

6 Ellos salieron y recorrieron todas las aldeas, anunciando por todas partes el mensaje de salvaciónt y curando a los enfermos.

Desconcierto de Herodes

(Mt 14,1-2; Mc 6,14-16)

9 Pero Herodes dijo:
— Yo mandé decapitar a Juan. ¿Quién podrá ser ese de quien cuentan tales cosas?
Y andaba buscando la ocasión de conocerlo.

Los Doce regresan de la misión

(Mc 6,30-32)

11 Pero la gente se dio cuenta y lo siguió. Jesús los acogió, les habló del reino de Dios y curó a los enfermos.

Jesús da de comer a más de cinco mil personas

(Mt 14,13-21; Mc 6,33-44; Jn 6,1-14)

12 Al comenzar a declinar el día, los Doce se acercaron a Jesús y le dijeron:
— Despide a toda esa gente para que vayan a las aldeas y caseríos de alrededor a buscar alojamiento y comida, porque aquí estamos en despoblado.

13 Jesús les contestó:
— Denles de comer ustedes mismos.
Ellos replicaron:
— Nosotros no tenemos más que cinco panes y dos peces, a menos que vayamos y compremos comida para toda esta gente.

14 Eran unos cinco mil hombrest. Jesús dijo a sus discípulos:
— Hagan que se recuesten en grupos como de cincuenta personas.
15 Ellos siguieron sus instrucciones, y toda la gente se recostó. 16 Luego Jesús tomó los cinco panes y los dos peces y, mirando al cielo, los bendijo, los partió y se los fue dando a sus discípulos para que los distribuyeran entre la gente.

17 Todos comieron hasta quedar satisfechos, y todavía se recogieron doce cestos llenos de trozos sobrantes.

Declaración de Pedro acerca de Jesús

(Mt 16,13-20; Mc 8,27-30)

18 En una ocasión en que Jesús se había retirado para orar a solas, los discípulos fueron a reunirse con él. Jesús, entonces, les preguntó:
— ¿Quién dice la gente que soy yo?t

19 Ellos contestaron:
— Unos dicen que eres Juan el Bautista; otros, que Elíast; y otros, que uno de los antiguos profetas que ha resucitado.t

20 Jesús insistió:
— Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy?
Entonces Pedro declaró:
— ¡Tú eres el Mesíast enviado por Dios!

21 Jesús, por su parte, les encargó encarecidamente que a nadie dijeran nadat de esto.

Jesús anuncia por primera vez su muerte y su resurrección

(Mt 16,21-18; Mc 8,31—9,1)

22 Les dijo también:
— El Hijo del hombret tiene que sufrir mucho; va a ser rechazado por los ancianos del pueblo, por los jefes de los sacerdotes y por los maestros de la ley que le darán muerte; pero al tercer día resucitará.t

23 Y añadió, dirigiéndose a todos:
— Si alguno quiere ser discípulo mío, deberá olvidarse de sí mismo, cargar con su cruz cada día y seguirme.t 24 Porque el que quiera salvar su vida, la perderá; pero el que entregue su vida por causa de mí, ese la salvará.t 25 ¿De qué le sirve a uno ganar el mundo entero, si él se pierde o se destruye a sí mismo? 26 Pues bien, si alguno se avergüenza de mí y de mi mensaje, también el Hijo del hombre se avergonzará de él cuando venga rodeado de su gloria, de la gloria del Padre y de la de los santos ángeles.t

27 Les aseguro que algunos de los que están aquí no morirán sin antes haber visto el reino de Dios.

Transfiguración de Jesús

(Mt 17,1-8; Mc 9,2-8)

33 Luego, mientras estos se separaban de Jesús, dijo Pedro:
— ¡Maestro, qué bien estamos aquí! Hagamos tres cabañas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías.
En realidad, Pedro no sabía lo que decía. 34 Aún estaba hablando Pedro, cuando quedaron envueltos en la sombra de una nubet, y se asustaron al verse en medio de ella.

35 Entonces salió de la nube una voz que decía:
— Este es mi Hijo elegido. Escúchenlo.t

36 Todavía resonaba la voz cuando Jesús se encontró solo. Los discípulos guardaron silencio y por entonces no contaron a nadiet lo que habían visto.

Curación de un muchacho poseído por el demonio

(Mt 17,14-18; Mc 9,14-27)

38 De pronto, un hombre de entre la gente gritó:
— ¡Maestro, por favor, mira a mi hijo, que es el único que tengo! 39 Un espíritu maligno se apodera de él y de repente comienza a gritar; luego lo zarandea con violencia, haciéndole echar espuma por la bocat y, una vez que lo ha destrozado, a duras penas se aparta de él.

40 He rogado a tus discípulos que lo expulsen, pero no han podido.

41 Jesús exclamó:
— ¡Gente incrédula y perversa! ¿Hasta cuándo habré de estar con ustedes y soportarlos? Trae aquí a tu hijo.
42 Cuando el muchacho se acercaba a Jesús, el demonio lo derribó al suelo y le hizo retorcerse. Jesús, entonces, increpó al espíritu impurot, curó al muchacho y lo devolvió a su padre.

43 Y todos se quedaron atónitos al comprobar la grandeza de Dios.

Jesús anuncia por segunda vez su muerte

(Mt 17,22-23; Mc 9,30-32)

44 — Escúchenme bien y no olviden esto: el Hijo del hombre está a punto de ser entregado en manos de los hombres.

45 Pero ellos no comprendieron lo que les decía; todo les resultaba enigmático de modo que no lo entendían. Y tampoco se atrevían a pedirle una explicación.t

El más importante en el Reino

(Mt 18,1-5; Mc 9,33-37)

48 y les dijo:
— El que reciba en mi nombre a este niño, a mí me recibe; y el que me reciba a mí, recibe al que me ha enviado. Porque el más insignificante entre todos ustedes, ese es el más importante.t

Quien no está contra ustedes, está a favor de ustedes

(Mc 9,38-40)

49 Juan le dijo:
— Maestro, hemos visto a uno que estaba expulsando demonios en tu nombre y se lo hemos prohibido, porque no es de los nuestros.t

50 Jesús le contestó:
— No se lo prohiban, porque el que no está contra ustedes, está a favor de ustedes.t

IV.— CAMINO HACIA JERUSALÉN (9,51—19,28)

Los samaritanos rechazan a Jesús

54 Al ver esto, los discípulos Santiago y Juan dijeron:
— Señor, ¿ordenamos que descienda fuego del cielo y los destruya?t

55 Pero Jesús, encarándose con ellos, los reprendió con severidad.

56 Y se fueron a otra aldea.

Condiciones del discipulado

(Mt 8,19-22)

57 Mientras iban de camino, dijo uno a Jesús:
— Estoy dispuesto a seguirte adondequiera que vayas.

58 Jesús le contestó:
— Las zorras tienen guaridas y los pájaros nidos, pero el Hijo del hombre ni siquiera tiene dónde recostar la cabeza.

59 A otro le dijo:
— Sígueme.
A lo que respondió el interpelado:
— Señor, permíteme que vaya primero a enterrar a mi padre.t

60 Jesús le contestó:
— Deja que los muertos entierren a sus muertost. Tú dedícate a anunciar el reino de Dios.

61 Otro le dijo también:
— Estoy dispuesto a seguirte, Señor, pero permíteme que primero me despida de los míos.

62 Jesús le contestó:
— Nadie que ponga su mano en el arado y mire atrás es apto para el reino de Dios.