Markus 11 | Nueva Biblia Viva English Standard Version

Markus 11 | Nueva Biblia Viva

La entrada triunfal

1 Ya se acercaban a Jerusalén; y cuando estaban cerca de Betfagué y de Betania, frente al Monte de los Olivos, Jesús envió a dos de sus discípulos con este encargo: 2 «Vayan al pueblecito que está enfrente. Al entrar verán un burro atado, en el que nadie ha montado. Desátenlo y tráiganmelo. 3 Y si alguien les pregunta por qué lo hacen, díganle que el Señor lo necesita y que pronto lo devolverá». 4 Los dos discípulos obedecieron y hallaron al burrito en la calle, atado junto a una puerta. Y lo desataron. 5 Unos que estaban allí les preguntaron: «¿Por qué lo desatan?». 6 Ellos les respondieron lo que Jesús les había dicho; y los dejaron ir. 7 Y le llevaron, pues, el burro a Jesús. Los discípulos pusieron sus mantos sobre el burro, y Jesús se montó. 8 Y muchos tendían por el camino sus mantos o ramas de árboles. 9 Y los que iban delante y los que iban detrás gritaban: ―¡Hosanna! ¡Bendito el que viene en el nombre del Señor! 10 ¡Bendito el reino que viene, que es el reino de nuestro padre David! ¡Hosanna en las alturas! 11 Ya en Jerusalén, Jesús entró al templo, miró detenidamente a su alrededor y salió. Como ya estaba avanzada la tarde, se marchó a Betania con los doce.

Jesús purifica el templo

12 A la siguiente mañana, al salir de Betania, tuvo hambre, 13 por lo que se acercó a una frondosa higuera. Esperaba hallar algunos higos, pero al hallar sólo hojas, porque no era la temporada de higos, 14 dijo al árbol: «¡Nadie más va a volver a comer jamás de tu fruto!». Y lo oyeron los discípulos. 15 Al llegar a Jerusalén, se dirigió al templo. Allí echó fuera a los que vendían y compraban, y volcó las mesas de los que cambiaban dinero y las sillas de los que vendían palomas. 16 Y no permitía que nadie entrara al templo cargando mercancías. 17 Y se puso a enseñar. Les decía: «Las Escrituras dicen que mi templo ha de ser “casa de oración de todas las naciones”, pero ustedes lo han convertido en “cueva de ladrones”». 18 Cuando los jefes de los sacerdotes y los maestros de la ley oyeron esto, comenzaron a urdir un plan para matar a Jesús. Le tenían miedo a Jesús porque toda la gente estaba maravillada con su enseñanza. 19 Y cuando se hizo de noche, Jesús y sus discípulos salieron de la ciudad.

La higuera seca

20 A la siguiente mañana, al pasar junto a la higuera, los discípulos vieron que se había secado hasta las raíces. 21 Pedro, recordando lo que había pasado, exclamó: ―¡Maestro, mira! La higuera que maldijiste está seca. 22 Jesús respondió: ―Tengan fe en Dios. 23 Les aseguro que si alguien le dice a este monte que se mueva y se arroje al mar, y no duda que va a suceder, el monte lo obedecerá. 24 Por eso les digo que todo lo que pidan en oración, crean que lo recibirán, y así será. 25 Pero cuando oren, perdonen a los que les hayan hecho algo, para que el Padre que está en el cielo les perdone a ustedes sus pecados. 26 Pero si no perdonan, nuestro Padre que está en los cielos no les perdonará sus pecados.

La autoridad de Jesús puesta en duda

27 Vinieron nuevamente a Jerusalén. Andaba Jesús caminando por el templo cuando los jefes de los sacerdotes, los maestros de la ley y los ancianos 28 le preguntaron: ―¿Quién te dio autoridad para hacer lo que haces? 29 ―Les diré con qué autoridad hago esto —les contestó Jesús—, si ustedes me responden a otra pregunta. 30 El bautismo que Juan practicaba, ¿era de Dios o de los hombres? ¡Contéstenme! 31 Ellos deliberaron en voz baja y se decían: ―Si le respondemos que era de Dios, nos preguntará por qué no le creímos. 32 Y si decimos que era de los hombres, el pueblo se rebelará contra nosotros, porque creía que Juan era un profeta. 33 Por fin respondieron: ―No lo sabemos. Y Jesús les contestó: ―Pues yo tampoco les diré quién me dio autoridad para hacer estas cosas.

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English Standard Version

The Triumphal Entry

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus* sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” 4 And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. 5 And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go. 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9 And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” 11 And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. 13 And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

15 And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. 16 And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. 17 And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching. 19 And when evening came they* went out of the city.

The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree

20 As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots. 21 And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.” 22 And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. 23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received* it, and it will be yours. 25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”*

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him, 28 and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?” 29 Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.” 31 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 32 But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet. 33 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”