El panorama
Juan 3 abre con “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:”, cambia cerca del versículo 18 con “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned…” y termina con “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Juan · Versión King James · 36Juan 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Juan 3:1–8 abre con “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:” y llega a “The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Conoce a Jesús mediante los primeros testigos, señales, títulos y acontecimientos que establecen la dirección de Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:” Nombrar a Jews y Nicodemus mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the…” Nombrar a Except mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Juan 3:1-8
Versión King James1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Juan 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Juan 3:9–16 abre con “Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?” y llega a “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Conoce a Jesús mediante los primeros testigos, señales, títulos y acontecimientos que establecen la dirección de Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 3 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our…” Nombrar a Verily mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Juan 3:9-16
Versión King James9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Juan 3:17-24
Versículos 17–24: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that…
Juan 3:17–24 abre con “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him…” y llega a “For John was not yet cast into prison.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Conoce a Jesús mediante los primeros testigos, señales, títulos y acontecimientos que establecen la dirección de Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen light, condemnation, darkness. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Juan 3:17-24
Versión King James17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24For John was not yet cast into prison.
Juan 3:25-32
Versículos 25–32: There arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews…
Juan 3:25–32 abre con “Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.” y llega a “And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Conoce a Jesús mediante los primeros testigos, señales, títulos y acontecimientos que establecen la dirección de Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.” Nombrar a Jews y John mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.” Nombrar a John mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Juan 3:25-32
Versión King James25Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
Juan 3:33-36
Versículos 33–36: He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is…
Juan 3:33–36 abre con “He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.” y llega a “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Conoce a Jesús mediante los primeros testigos, señales, títulos y acontecimientos que establecen la dirección de Juan.
Juan 3:33-36
Versión King James33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
John 3:1 comienza con “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
John 3:21 forma un giro natural: “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”
La nota final
John 3:36 deja al lector con “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras born, believeth, verily, cometh, heaven, Jesus ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.