Matthew 16

¹And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.

²But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.

³And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

⁴An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

⁵And when the disciples came to the other side they had not taken thought to get bread.

⁶And Jesus said to them, Take care to have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

⁷And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

⁸And Jesus, seeing it, said, O you of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves, because you have no bread?

⁹Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

¹⁰Or the seven cakes of bread of the four thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

¹¹How is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread, but about keeping away from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

¹²Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

¹³Now when Jesus had come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he said, questioning his disciples, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

¹⁴And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

¹⁵He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

¹⁶And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven.

¹⁸And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

¹⁹I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

²⁰Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.

²¹From that time Jesus went on to make clear to his disciples how he would have to go up to Jerusalem, and undergo much at the hands of those in authority and the chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and the third day come again from the dead.

²²And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.

²³But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

²⁵Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

²⁶For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

²⁷For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.

²⁸Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Matthew 16

¹The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

²But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

³In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times!

⁴An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah." He left them, and departed.

⁵The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

⁶Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

⁷They reasoned among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."

⁸Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have no bread?

⁹Do you not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

¹⁰Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

¹¹How is it that you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

¹²Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

¹³Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

¹⁴They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

¹⁵He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

¹⁶Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

¹⁷Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁸I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.

¹⁹I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven."

²⁰Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he is the Messiah.

²¹From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

²²Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done 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 the things of God, but on the things of men."

²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

²⁵For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

²⁶For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

²⁷For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

²⁸Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."