af Ps 42:2; Matt 26:63; Acts 14:15; Rom 9:26; 2 Cor 3:3; 6:16; 1 Thess 1:9; 1 Tim 3:15; 4:10; Heb 3:12; 9:14; 10:31; 12:22; Rev 7:2
bh Matt 10:23; 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 13:26; Luke 21:27; John 21:22; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 15:23; 1 Thess 1:10; 4:16; 2 Thess 1:7, 10; 2:1, 8; James 5:7f; 2 Pet 1:16; 3:4, 12; 1 Jhn.2.28; Rev 1:7
bi Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; Rom 2:6; 14:12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:10; Eph 6:8; Col 3:25; Rev 2:23; 20:12; 22:12
bm Matt 10:23; 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 13:26; Luke 21:27; John 21:22; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 15:23; 1 Thess 1:10; 4:16; 2 Thess 1:7, 10; 2:1, 8; James 5:7f; 2 Pet 1:16; 3:4, 12; 1 Jhn.2.28; Rev 1:7
Matthew 16
Pharisees Test Jesus
1 aThe bPharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they casked Him to show them a ▼▼ Or attesting miracle
sign from heaven. 2But He replied to them, ▼▼ Early mss do not contain the rest of v 2 and v 3
,
f“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3“And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ gDo you know how to discern the ▼▼ Lit face
appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4 i“An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a ▼▼ Or attesting miracle
sign; and a ▼▼ Or attesting miracle
sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away. 5And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and lbeware of the ▼▼ Or yeast
leaven of the nPharisees and Sadducees.” 7They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.” 8But Jesus, aware of this, said, o“You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? 9“Do you not yet understand or remember pthe five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? 10“Or qthe seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up? 11“How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But rbeware of the ▼▼ Or yeast
leaven of the tPharisees and Sadducees.” 12Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the uPharisees and Sadducees. Peter’s Confession of Christ
13 vNow when Jesus came into the district of wCaesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that xthe Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say yJohn the Baptist; and others, ▼▼ Gr Elias
,
aaElijah; but still others, ▼▼ Gr Jeremias
Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter answered, “You are ▼▼ I.e. the Messiah
,
adthe Christ, aethe Son of afthe living God.” 17And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, agSimon ▼▼ I.e. son of Jonah
Barjona, because aiflesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18“I also say to you that you are ▼▼ Gr Petros, a stone
,
akPeter, and upon this ▼▼ Gr petra, large rock; bed-rock
rock I will build My church; and the gates of amHades will not overpower it. 19“I will give you anthe keys of the kingdom of heaven; and aowhatever you bind on earth ▼▼ Gr estai dedemenon, fut. pft. pass.
shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth ▼▼ Gr estai lelumenon, fut. pft. pass.
shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20 arThen He ▼▼ Or strictly admonished
warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was ▼▼ I.e. the Messiah
,
authe Christ. Jesus Foretells His Death
21 avFrom that time ▼▼ Two early mss read Jesus Christ
Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and axsuffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22Peter 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, baSatan! 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.” Discipleship Is Costly
24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and bctake up his cross and follow Me. 25“For bdwhoever wishes to save his ▼▼ Or soul
life will lose it; but whoever loses his ▼▼ Or soul
life for My sake will find it. 26“For 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? 27“For the bgSon of Man bhis going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and bi will then ▼▼ Or recompense
repay every man 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 blSon of Man bmcoming in His kingdom.”
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