Matthew 16
16
1Tz’dukim (Sadducees) [followers of the right] and P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] came to him, tempting him to show them some sign from heaven.
2Yeshua [God is Salvation] answered them: “Hypocrites, you say in the evening: Tomorrow will be a clear day because the sky is red”.
3“Then in the morning you say: ‘Today it will rain because the sky is dark’. If so, you know the law regarding the appearance of the sky, but you do not know the law regarding the times”.
4“The offspring of evil-doers ask for a sign, but no sign will be given them except the sign of Yonah [dove] the Prophet”. Then he was separated from them and went away.
5When Yeshua [God is Salvation] came to the seashore he told his disciples to beware of their bread. Then he entered a boat with his disciples, but the disciples forgot and did not bring any bread.
6And Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] and Tz’dukim (Sadducees) [followers of the right].”
7They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.”
8Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to them: “You have little understanding who think that you have no bread”.
9“Do you not remember the five loaves and the five thousand men”,
10“Or the seven loaves and the four thousand men, how many baskets were left over?”
11“Therefore you should understand that I am not speaking of natural loaves”
12“but I am saying to you that you should beware of the teachings of the P’rushim (Pharisees) [separatists] and Tz’dukim (Sadducees) [followers of the right]”.
13Yeshua [God is Salvation] went out into the Land of ‘Caesarea [severed] of Philip [friend of horses]’ and asked his disciples saying: “What do men say about me?”
14They said unto him: “Some say ‘he is Yochanan [Yah is gracious] the Baptizer’, some say ‘he is Eliyahu [my God is Yah] u [my God is Yah]’, and some ‘Yirmeyahu [Our God has uplifted]’ or ‘one of the prophets’”.
15Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to them: “What do you say about me?”
16Shim’on [he has heard]; called Kefa [pebble]; answered and said: “You are Ha-Moshiach [Messiah] [The Messiah] [which means ‘the Messiah’], the Son of the Living Elohim (The Many Powered) [The Living Word of God], who has come into this world”
17Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to him: “Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) are you Shim’on [he has heard] bar Yonah [dove], because flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father Who is in heaven”
18“I say to you: ‘You are Even [which means a pebble] and I will build upon you my house of prayer. The fortresses (Daniel 11:38,39) of Hell will not gain the upper hand against you”
19“because I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
20Then he commanded his disciples not to say that he is Ha-Moshiach [Messiah] [The Messiah].
21From then on Yeshua [God is Salvation] began to reveal to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Yerushalayim [abode of peace] and to suffer (allow, to let, permit) the injustice of many, from the chief priests and from the elders of the people until they should kill him; then on the third day he would arise.
22Kefa [pebble] took him aside privately and began to rebuke (reprimand; strongly warn; restrain) him saying: ‘Far be it that it should be like this to you, Adon [Lord - Kurios of the earth]’.
23Yeshua [God is Salvation] turned, looked at him, and said “Go away Satan [the adversary]; do not disobey me, because you do not regard the word of The Mighty One but the words of man”
24Then Yeshua [God is Salvation] said to his disciples: “Whoever wishes to come after me let him despise himself and come after me”.
25“Everyone who wishes to save his soul will lose it for my sake, and he who loses his life in this world for my sake will save his soul for the life of the world to come”.
26“What profit is there for a man if he should gain the whole world and lose his soul forever; what good exchange does a man make if, for present things that are spoiled, he should give his soul to the judgment of Gei-Hinnom [hell, valley of evil counsel]?”
27“Because the Son of The Mighty One will come in the glory of his Father Who is in heaven with his angels to reward each man according to his work”.
28“Truly I say to you there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of The Mighty One coming in his Kingdom.”
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Matthew 16
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A demand for a sign from heaven
(Mark 8.11-13; Luke 12.54-56)
1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tried to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.#Mt 12.38; Lk 11.16. 2He told them:
If the sky is red in the evening, you say the weather will be good. 3But if the sky is red and gloomy in the morning, you say it is going to rain. You can tell what the weather will be like by looking at the sky. But you don't understand what is happening now.#16.2,3 If the sky is red…what is happening now: The words of Jesus in verses 2 and 3 are not in some manuscripts. 4You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will be given is what happened to Jonah.#16.4 what happened to Jonah: Jonah was in the stomach of a big fish for three days and nights. See 12.40.#Mt 12.39; Lk 11.29.
Then Jesus left.
The yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
(Mark 8.14-21)
5The disciples had forgotten to bring any bread when they crossed the lake.#16.5 crossed the lake: To the east side. 6Jesus then warned them, “Watch out! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”#Lk 12.1.
7The disciples talked this over and said to each other, “He must be saying this because we didn't bring along any bread.”
8Jesus knew what they were thinking and said:
You don't have much faith! Why are you talking about not having any bread? 9Don't you understand? Have you forgotten about the five thousand people and all those baskets of leftovers from just five loaves of bread?#Mt 14.17-21. 10And what about the four thousand people and all those baskets of leftovers from only seven loaves of bread?#Mt 15.34-38. 11Don't you know by now that I am not talking to you about bread? Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!
12Finally, the disciples understood that Jesus wasn't talking about the yeast used to make bread, but about the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Who is Jesus?
(Mark 8.27-30; Luke 9.18-21)
13When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, “What do people say about the Son of Man?”
14The disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or perhaps Elijah#16.14 Elijah: Many of the Jewish people expected the prophet Elijah to come and prepare the way for the Messiah. or Jeremiah or some other prophet.”#Mt 14.1,2; Mk 6.14,15; Lk 9.7,8.
15Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter spoke up, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”#Jn 6.68,69.
17Jesus told him:
Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! You didn't discover this on your own. It was shown to you by my Father in heaven. 18So I will call you Peter, which means “a rock”. On this rock I will build my church, and death itself will not have any power over it. 19I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth. But he will not allow anything that you don't allow.#Mt 18.18; Jn 20.23.
20Jesus told his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Jesus speaks about his suffering and death
(Mark 8.31—9.1; Luke 9.22-27)
21From then on, Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make me suffer terribly. I will be killed, but three days later I will rise to life.”
22Peter took Jesus aside and told him to stop talking like that. He said, “God would never let this happen to you, Lord!”
23Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Satan, get away from me! You're in my way because you think like everyone else and not like God.”
24Then Jesus said to his disciples:
If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross and follow me.#Mt 10.38; Lk 14.27. 25If you want to save your life,#16.25 life: In verses 25 and 26 the same Greek word is translated “life”, “yourself”, and “soul”. you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find it.#Mt 10.39; Lk 17.33; Jn 12.25. 26What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? What would you give to get back your soul?
27The Son of Man will soon come in the glory of his Father and with his angels to reward all people for what they have done.#Mt 25.31; Ps 62.12; Ro 2.6. 28I promise you that some of those standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom.
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