Matthew 16
The Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus
1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him, they asked Him to show them ▼▼Or an attesting miracle
a sign from heaven. 2But He replied to them, “ ▼▼Early mss omit rest of v 2 and v 3
When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the ▼▼Lit face
appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4An evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for ▼▼Or an attesting miracle
a sign; and ▼▼Or an attesting miracle
a sign will not be given it, except the ▼▼Or attesting miracle
sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away. 5And coming to the other side of the sea, the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. 6And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the ▼
▼Or yeast
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7Now they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring bread.” 8But Jesus, aware of this, said, “You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? 9Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? 10Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up? 11How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the ▼▼Or yeast
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ
13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, ▼▼Gr Elias
Elijah; but still others, ▼▼Gr Jeremias
Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are ▼▼The Messiah
the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon ▼▼Lit son of Jonah
Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18And I also say to you that you are ▼▼Gr Petros, a stone
Peter, and upon this ▼▼Gr petra, a large rock or bed-rock
rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth ▼▼Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth ▼▼Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20Then He ▼▼Or strictly admonished
warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the ▼▼Messiah
Christ. Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
21From that time ▼▼Two early mss Jesus Christ
Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “ ▼▼Lit (God be) merciful to You
God forbid it, Lord! This shall never ▼▼Lit be
happen to You.” 23But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on ▼▼Lit the things of God
God’s interests, but man’s.” Take Up Your Cross
24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 25For whoever wishes to save his ▼▼Or soul
life will lose it; but whoever loses his ▼▼Or soul
life for My sake will find it. 26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then ▼▼Or recompense
repay each one according to his ▼▼Lit doing
deeds. 28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
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