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Lucas 1:2

tal como nos las transmitieron los que desde el principio fueron testigos oculares y servidores de la palabra,

(una) Servants of the word. Like the apostles who introduced themselves as bondservants of Jesus Christ (see entrada for Rom 1:1), Luke saw himself as a servant of the word. This has led to confusion among some believers. Am I a son or servant of God?

Jesus, the Son of God, took the form of a bondservant (Php. 2:7). He was not confused about his identity, but he was servant-hearted (Mark 10:45). Jesus is the Son who serves.

Similarly, when the apostles identify themselves as servants of Christ or servants of the word, they are saying, “We are the sons of God who serve in the manner in which Christ served,” meaning they served others (2 Cor. 4:5). They did not serve to curry favor with God, but to reveal the Servant-king to people. “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, so that I may win more” (1 Cor. 9:19).

Es lo mismo con nosotros. Aunque somos libres en Cristo, elegimos servir en el nombre de Cristo para que los huérfanos y los esclavos de este mundo lleguen a conocer a su Padre que los ama. Como Cristo, somos los hijos que sirven.

Otras lecturas: "¿Hijo, siervo o amigo de Dios?"

(si) La palabra of God is revealed in the word of the kingdom (Matt. 13:19) or the word of the Christ (Rom. 10:17). It is revealed in the gospel of Jesus (Mark 1:1) and the gospel of grace (Acts 20:24). See entrada por Palabra de Dios.

Lucas 1:3

también a mí me ha parecido conveniente, después de haber investigado todo cuidadosamente desde el principio, escribirlo para ti en orden consecutivo, excelentísimo Teófilo;

Having investigated everything carefully. Luke said he had a perfect understanding of what he wrote about (see Luke 1:3, KJV). A true Bible teacher has a good and full understanding of what he teaches, while a false teacher does not really understand what they are talking about (see 1 Tim. 1:6-7).

Lucas 1:5

En los días de Herodes, rey de Judea, había un sacerdote llamado Zacarías, de la división de Abías; y tuvo una mujer de las hijas de Aarón, y su nombre era Isabel.

Herod, king of Judea. Herod was Herod the Great (37–4BC) was the governor of Galilee before the Romans appointed him the king of Judea. He was one of the most ruthless and ambitious politicians in the Bible. See entrada for Matt. 2:1.

Lucas 1:6

Ambos eran justos a los ojos de Dios, andando irreprensiblemente en todos los mandamientos y requisitos del Señor.

(una) Justo a los ojos de Dios. Before the cross, no one could be made righteous. The gift of righteousness had not been given and the “one act of righteousness” had not be done (Rom. 5:18). This is why Old Testament saints such as Abraham were credited with righteousness on account of their faith in God (see entrada for Rom. 4:3).

(si) Caminar irreprensiblemente en todos los mandamientos y requerimientos del Señor. Zacharias and Elizabeth were model Jews who kept the law, but did this make them righteous before God? Although the Bible speaks of the righteousness found in the law (Rom. 10:4-5, Php. 3:6, 9), no one was ever justified by keeping the law (Gal. 3:11). To say that they were righteous because they kept the law is like saying Christ died for nothing (Gal. 2:21).

Zacharias and Elizabeth were counted righteous for the same reason that other pre-cross believers were counted righteous – on account of their faith in God. Although Zacharias was not as quick to believe the good news announced by the angel (Luke 1:18), the God who sees the end of all things knew that he would come right.

Lucas 1:15

“Porque él será grande a los ojos del Señor; y no beberá vino ni licor, y será lleno del Espíritu Santo en el vientre de su madre.

(una) El espíritu santo también se le conoce como Espíritu de Dios o Espíritu de Cristo; ver entrada for John 14:26.

(si) el vientre de su madre. Esta escritura demuele la doctrina de Agustín del pecado original. El pecado original dice que Juan era un pecador en el vientre de su madre, pero la Biblia dice que estaba lleno del Espíritu Santo.

Otras lecturas: "El pecado original no es bíblico"

Lucas 1:18

Zacarías dijo al ángel: “¿Cómo sabré esto con certeza? Porque yo soy un hombre viejo y mi esposa es de avanzada edad”.

Zacharias had prayed for a son (see Luke 1:13), but that was so long ago he was surprised to find his prayer had been answer. At this late stage in his life, his unbelief had supplanted his faith.

Lucas 1:19

Respondió el ángel y le dijo: Yo soy Gabriel, que estoy en la presencia de Dios, y he sido enviado para hablarte y traerte esta buena noticia.

(una) gabriel was an archangel and herald of God who appeared to Daniel (Dan. 8:16), the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26–27) and here to Zacharias.

(si) I have been sent to speak to you. The word of God or the word of the Lord can be conveyed via prophecies (2 Sam. 24:11, 1 Kgs. 14:18), dreams (Num. 12:6), visions (Gen. 15:1), the Law (Num. 36:5, Deu. 5:5, Is. 2:3), and angels (Luke 1:35). However, the primary way God reveals himself is through his Son. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh (John 1:14, Rev. 19:13).

Luke 1:22

But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.

Vision. Visions are supernatural revelations that are so compelling they appear as real images, even though they are received in our spirits. People who had visions in the Bible include: Abraham (Gen. 15:1), Jacob (Gen. 46:2), Ezekiel (Eze. 1:1), Daniel (Dan. 8:1), Zacharias (Luke 1:22), Ananias (Acts 9:10), Cornelius (Acts 10:3), Peter (Acts 10:10–19), John (Rev. 9:17), and Paul (Acts 9:12, 16:9–10, 18:9).

Lucas 1:26

Al sexto mes, el ángel Gabriel fue enviado por Dios a una ciudad de Galilea llamada Nazaret,

(una) gabriel era arcángel y heraldo de Dios; ver entrada for Luke 1:18.

(si) Galilee was a region of northern Israel that was administered as part of the Roman province of Judea. Much of Christ’s life and ministry took place in the Galilean cities of Nazareth and Capernaum.

Lucas 1:27

a una virgen desposada con un varón que se llamaba José, de la descendencia de David; y el nombre de la virgen era María.

María La madre de Jesús es una de las seis mujeres llamadas María en el Nuevo Testamento. Las otras son María Magdalena (ver entrada for Luke 8:2), Mary of Bethany (see entrada for Luke 10:39), Mary the mother of James and Joseph who was probably also the wife of Clopas (see entrada for Matt. 27:56), Mary the mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12), and Mary of Rome (Rom. 16:6).

Lucas 1:32

“Él será grande y será llamado Hijo del Altísimo; y el Señor Dios le dará el trono de su padre David;

The throne. The angel Gabriel was the first New Testament figure to recognize Jesus as a king, and the magi were a close second (Matt. 2:2). Others who recognized Jesus as a king included the disciples (Luke 19:38), the palm-waving people of Jerusalem (John 12:13), Paul and Silas (Acts 17:7), and the seventh angel (Rev. 11:15).

During his earthly ministry, Jesus rarely referred to himself in such royal terms (Matt. 21:5, 25:34, Mark 15:2, Luke 22:29-30, 23:3, John 18:36-37).

Lucas 1:34

María le dijo al ángel: “¿Cómo puede ser esto, siendo yo virgen?”

Virgin. One of the central tenets of the Christian faith is the virgin birth. Jesus had no earthly father but was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born from the virgin Mary (Is. 7:14, Matt. 1:23). What is the significance of the virgin birth?

La explicación tradicional es que un nacimiento virginal significó que Jesús no fue manchado con el pecado de Adán. Como no tuvo un padre natural, Jesús no heredó la naturaleza pecaminosa de Adán. Es una explicación que se repite con frecuencia, pero que no se encuentra en las Escrituras. El verdadero significado del nacimiento virginal es que Jesús no nació esclavo y solo un hombre libre puede rescatar a un esclavo.

Ver entrada por nacimiento virginal.

Lucas 1:35

Respondió el ángel y le dijo: “El Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ti, y el poder del Altísimo te cubrirá con su sombra; y por eso el santo Niño será llamado Hijo de Dios.

(una) El espíritu santo también se le conoce como Espíritu de Dios o Espíritu de Cristo; ver entrada for John 14:26.

(si) El espíritu santo will come upon you. Mary was a surrogate mother not a biological mother.

Jesus is the eternal God, the Creator of all including Mary (John 1:1, Col 1:15–16). Just as Joseph contributed no DNA to Jesus, neither did Mary. She provided a womb, but no egg. The Holy Spirit overshadowed her and the result was a baby from heaven.

(C) The holy Child. One day, Mary was not pregnant; the next, “she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 1:18, ESV). There is much mystery in this. How did the miracle of the Virgin Birth take place? We don’t know the how, but we know the Who. How did the Word become flesh? The Holy Spirit is the answer. “You have made him a little lower than God” (Ps. 8:5).

For most of us, life begins in the womb, but Jesus had no beginning. The Word who became flesh was with God when creation began (John 1:1). Jesus did not need a sperm donor or an egg donor. He needed a body, and that’s what the Holy Spirit provided. See entrada for Heb. 10:5.

Lucas 1:46–47

Y María dijo: “Mi alma exalta al Señor, y mi espíritu se regocija en Dios mi Salvador.

(una) Soul. Your soul is that part of you that contains your personality, memories, and intentions. Metaphorically, it is your heart and mind. The Greek word for soul, psique, se relaciona con la palabra psicología, que tiene que ver con la mente. Podríamos decir que el alma reside en tu mente, o quizás tu mente reside en tu alma, y es esa parte de ti la que piensa, siente y recuerda.

(si) Spirit. Your spirit is that part of you that makes you spiritually aware or God-conscious. For want of a better analogy, your spirit is like an antenna. Just as our physical bodies connect us to the physical realm, our spirits connect us to the spiritual realm. Just as we have natural senses (sight, smell, hearing, etc.), we have spiritual senses (e.g., intuition).

It is sometimes said that we relate to people with our souls, while we relate to God with our spirits. It is certainly true that we worship him in spirit (John 4:24), we rejoice in the spirit (Luke 1:47), we pray in the spirit (1 Cor. 14:15, Eph. 6:18), and in all these things we are greatly aided by the Holy Spirit (see Rom. 8:26–27). But that does not mean that our souls and bodies are left out of the picture. God is interested in all of you, not just part of you. David sang, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul…” (Ps. 103:1–2). Mary is saying something similar here.

When David sang, “Bless the Lord, O my soul,” he was saying we can magnify the Lord with our minds and emotions. David adds, “and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” We can praise the Lord with our lips (Ps. 51:15, Heb. 13:15), hands (Ps. 63:3, 134:2), and feet (Ps. 30:11, 149:3). Worship is fundamentally spiritual, but we can worship the Lord with every part of our being, body, soul and spirit (Deu. 11:13, Jos. 22:5, Ps. 35:9, Is. 61:10).

Otras lecturas, "Espíritu y alma"

Luke 1:48

“For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.

Bendecido. In the original language there are two verbs that are translated as bless. One verb (makarios) means to make fortunate, happy or prosperous. The other (eulogeo) means to praise and speak well of (see entrada for Matt. 21:9). The former verb is used here, and the latter is used in Luke 1:42. Mary was doubly blessed.

Lucas 1:49

“Porque el Poderoso ha hecho grandes cosas por mí;
Y santo es su nombre.

(una) Holy is His name. God is the very definition of holy.

Si queremos saber qué significa la santidad, debemos mirar a Dios que es santo y cuyo nombre es santo. Decir que Dios es santo es referirse a la totalidad, la plenitud, la belleza y la vida abundante que rebosa dentro de la Deidad. A Dios no le falta nada. Está intacto, sin daño, sin caída, completamente completo y entero dentro de sí mismo. Él es el Uno indivisible, totalmente autosuficiente, y la imagen de la perfección.

When the angels sing “Holy is the Lord,” they are not admiring God for his rule-keeping or sin avoidance; they are marveling at the transcendent totality of his perfection (Is. 6:3). To worship God in the beauty of his holiness is to be awestruck by the infinite sweep and scale of his sublimity. It is to become lost in the limitless landscape of his loveliness.

God the Father is Holy (Luke 1:49, John 17:11, Rev. 4:8) and so are God the Son (Mark 1:24, Acts 2:27, 3:14, 4:27, 30) and God the Holy Spirit (Rom. 1:4).

Ver entrada por Santidad.

Lucas 1:53

“A LOS HAMBRIENTOS HA LLENADO DE BIENES;
Y despidió a los ricos con las manos vacías.

Cosas buenas es una referencia al mismo Jesús; ver entrada for Heb. 10:1.

Lucas 1:54

“Él ha dado ayuda a Israel su siervo,
En memoria de su misericordia,

(una) ha dado ayuda. Life is too big for any of us to handle, but the good news is that God is our very great Helper (Deu. 33:26, John 14:16). “Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings” (Ps. 63:7).

Otras lecturas: "¿Quién es tu ayudante?"

(b) su misericordia. To a nation burdened with the heavy yoke of law, the cry for mercy was never far away. The law makes us acutely aware of our shortcomings and needs. Mercy is God’s help in our time of need (Heb. 4:16).

Lucas 1:58

Sus vecinos y sus parientes oyeron que el Señor había mostrado Su gran misericordia hacia ella; y se regocijaban con ella.

(una) gran misericordia. Así como Dios tiene gran gracia (ver entrada for Jas. 4:6), he has great mercy (1 Pet. 1:3). God is both rich in grace (Eph. 1:7, 2:7), and mercy (Eph. 2:4). His great mercy testifies to his great love for us (Eph. 2:4).

(si) Misericordia es mostrar compasión hacia los necesitados. Ver entrada por Misericordia.

Lucas 1:59

Y aconteció que al octavo día vinieron a circuncidar al niño, e iban a llamarle Zacarías, como su padre.

Circumcise. The circumcision of young boys was a physical sign of the covenant between God and Israel (Gen. 17:10–11, Lev. 12:3). Circumcision became a symbol of Jewish identity and devotion to the law.

Lucas 1:68

“Bendito sea el Señor Dios de Israel,
Porque Él nos visitó y realizó la redención para Su pueblo,

(una) Bendecido (eulogettos) significa digno de elogio.

(si) Redención significa rescate. Redimir es liberar a alguien pagando un precio de rescate.

Throughout history many pseudo-saviors have come promising freedom, but every one of them was a slave to sin. They couldn’t save anyone (Ps. 49:7–8). We needed a free man to redeem us and Jesus is the free Man who gave his life as a ransom for all (1 Tim. 2:6). See entrada por nacimiento virginal.

Lucas 1:69

y nos ha levantado un cuerno de salvación
en la casa de David su siervo,

Salvación. The original word means deliverance or rescue. Jesus is the great Deliverer who rescues us from our enemies (Luke 1:71). See entrada para la Salvación.

Lucas 1:71

Salvación DE NUESTROS ENEMIGOS,
Y DE LA MANO DE TODOS LOS QUE NOS ODIAN;

Salvation from our enemies. Our enemies include sin and the evils of the present age (Gal. 1:4). But our greatest enemy is death (1 Cor. 15:26). Jesus is the Savior who rescues our souls from death (Ps. 33:19, 116:8).

Lucas 1:77

Para dar a su pueblo el conocimiento de la salvación
Por el perdón de sus pecados,

(una) Conocimiento de la salvación comes when we know the Savior who sets us free from sin. As the angel said, Jesus “will save his people from their sins” (Matt.1:21). We are saved and set free when we realize our sins have been completely and eternally forgiven in accordance with the riches of his grace (Eph. 1:7).

(si) Perdón. La palabra original (aféresis) porque el perdón es un sustantivo que a veces se traduce como remisión y significa dejar ir o despedir (ver entrada for Luke 24:47).

On the night he rose from the dead, Jesus told the disciples to preach the remission of sins or the good news of unconditional forgiveness (Luke 24:47). Because of his great love, God chooses to remember your sins no more (Heb. 8:12, 10:17), and he is no longer holding your sins and trespasses against you (2 Cor. 5:19). However, you will never experience his forgiveness unless you receive it by faith. Only in Christ do we have the forgiveness of sins (Eph. 1:7, Col. 1:14).

La salvación se nos aparece a menudo como el perdón de los pecados, pero la salvación es mucho más que el perdón. La palabra que comúnmente se traduce como salvar en la Biblia (sozo), means to deliver, protect, heal, preserve, and make whole. It covers not only salvation, but healing, deliverance, and prosperity. God does not merely forgive us of our sins; he provides everything we need for health and wholeness today (Eph. 1:3, 2 Pet. 1:3). See entrada para la Salvación.

Lucas 1:78

Por la tierna misericordia de nuestro Dios,
con que nos visitará desde lo alto el Amanecer,

tierna misericordia. Mercy is one facet of God’s grace (Heb. 4:16). Mercy is how grace appears to the needy.

Just as we are saved by grace (Eph. 2:5), we are saved by mercy (Tit. 3:5). Just as we are forgiven by grace (Eph. 1:7), we are forgiven by mercy (Matt. 18:33, Luke 1:77, Heb. 8:12). See entrada por Misericordia.

Lucas 1:79

PARA BRILLAR SOBRE LOS QUE SE HABLAN EN TINIEBLAS Y EN SOMBRA DE MUERTE,

Para encaminar nuestros pasos por el camino de la paz”.

el camino de la paz. When we proclaim the gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15) we are revealing the way of peace (Is. 59:8) which leads us to the God of peace (Rom. 15:33) who gives us life and peace (Rom. 8:6).

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