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You are here: Home / Method / La importancia del contexto, Parte 1

La importancia del contexto, Parte 1

June 23, 2026 By Peter Krol

This is a Spanish translation of a post from our archive. For the original post in English, please click the “Publicación original” link at the top of the post. For further explanation of why we’re posting articles in Spanish for a season, see this announcement.

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Publicación original de Peter Krol, traducida por Sarah Oiler

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“Pinky, estás pensando lo mismo que yo?”

“Creo que sí, Cerebro. No es por eso que se inventaron los calcetines?”

El dibujo animado Animaniacs le sacó buen provecho a esta broma. Los dos ratones se encontraban en un berenjenal de algún tipo. Cerebro, el genio, intuía una solución y hacía su famosa pregunta. Pinky, el bobo, siempre la sacaba fuera de su contexto y decía algo tan ridículo que la broma nunca dejaba de ser graciosa.

Sin embargo, esta broma no es graciosa cuando los cristianos la usan en sus estudios de la Biblia.

¿Sabes de qué hablaba Jesús cuando dijo, “donde dos o tres se reúnen en mi nombre, allí estoy yo en medio de ellos” (Mateo 18:20, NVI)? Pista: No se hablaba de grupos de oración. Si oras solo, Jesús todavía está contigo (Mateo 6:6, 28:20). Observa el contexto en Mateo 18:15-20.

A quién le aseguraba Dios cuando dijo, “Porque yo conozco los planes que tengo para ustedes – afirma el SEÑOR –, planes de bienestar y no de calamidad, a fin de darles un futuro y una esperanza” (Jeremías 29:11)? Pista: no estaba dirigida a los cristianos que estaban luchando con una decisión grande. Observa el contexto en Jeremías 29:1-3.

¿Cuál era la intención de Pablo al escribir su famoso “himno al amor” en 1 Corintios 13:1-13? Pista: fue una reprimenda y no una tarjeta de Hallmark. Observa el contexto en 1 Corintios 11:17, 12:31, 14:20, 40.

Cada pasaje bíblico tiene un contexto. Si quitamos versículos individuales de su contexto, ponemos en peligro la interpretación. En el mejor de los casos, quizás todavía hablamos de verdades bíblicas, pero ante el mundo parecemos tontos cuando los demás ven que el pasaje no significa lo que pensamos. En el peor de los casos, nos topamos con errores, herejías o descreimiento, o podemos guiar a otras personas hacia estas cosas. Los testigos de Jehová y los mormones usan la Biblia para apoyar a sus doctrinas también.

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