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1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Him asked Him to show them a signF1 from heaven. 2 ButF2 He answered and said to them, "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.' Do you know how to discern the appearanceF3 of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4 "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign;F4 and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them, and went away.
5 And the disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leavenF5 of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 7 And they began to discuss among themselves, saying, "It is because we took no bread." 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, "You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? 9 "Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 "Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you took up? 11 "How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the leavenF6 of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking His disciples, saying, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah;F7 but still others, Jeremiah,F8 or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, "Thou art theF9 Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Barjona,F10 because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 "And I also say to you that you are Peter,F11 and upon this rockF12 I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it. 19 "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." 20 Then He warnedF13 the disciples that they should tell no one that He was theF14 Christ.
21 From that time Jesus Christ 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. 22 And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never happenF15 to You." 23 But 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 God'sF16 interests, but man's."
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 25 "For whoever wishes to save his lifeF17 shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it. 26 "For what will a man be profited, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and will then recompense every man according to his DEEDS.F18 28 "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who shall not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
FOOTNOTES:
F292: Or, attesting miracle
F293: The earliest manuscripts do not contain the rest of Matthew 16:2 and Matthew 16:3.
F294: Lit., face
F295: Or, attesting miracle
F296: Or, yeast
F297: Or, yeast
F298: Gr., Elias
F299: Gr., Jeremias
F300: I.e., the Messiah
F301: I.e., son of Jonah
F302: Gr., Petros, a stone
F303: Gr., petra, large rock, bed-rock
F304: Or, strictly admonished
F305: I.e., the Messiah
F306: Lit., be
F307: Lit., the things of God
F308: Or, soul
F309: Lit., doing
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