Matthew 16
16
Jesus Is Asked for a Sign
1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
2He answered, “When you see a red sky in the evening, you say, ‘It’s going to be good weather.’ 3And when you see a red and cloudy sky in the morning, you say, ‘Today it will be stormy.’ You understand the meaning of what you see in the sky, but you don’t understand the signs of what you see happening around you. 4An evil and unfaithful generation looks for a sign, but it won’t be given any except the sign of Jonah.” Then Jesus left them and went away.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5They crossed over to the other side of the lake, but the disciples forgot to bring bread. 6“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7The disciples talked this over among themselves and decided, “He must be saying this because we didn’t bring any bread.”
8Jesus knew what they were saying, and he responded, “How little faith you have! Why are you talking to each other about not having any bread? 9Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves that fed the 5,000, and how many full baskets of leftover pieces you picked up? 10Don’t you remember the seven loaves that fed the 4,000, and how many full baskets of leftover pieces you picked up? 11How can you possibly not understand? I wasn’t talking to you about bread. I was telling you to watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12Then the disciples understood that Jesus wasn’t telling them to watch out for the yeast that’s used in bread. He was warning them against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter Says That Jesus Is the Messiah
13When Jesus got to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others say Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah! No mere human showed that to you, but my Father in heaven. 18I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church. The gates of Hades won’t be too strong for it. 19I’ll give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven, so that what you lock on earth will be locked in heaven and what you unlock on earth will be unlocked in heaven.” 20Then Jesus ordered his disciples not to tell anyone he was the Messiah.
Jesus Speaks About His Coming Death
21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples what would happen to him. He told them he would have to go to Jerusalem and that the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law would make him suffer many things there. He would be killed, but he would rise again on the third day.
22Peter took Jesus to one side and began to berate him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “That will never happen to you!”
23Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You’re like a rock in my path to trip me. You’re not thinking about what God wants. You’re only thinking about what people want.”
24Then Jesus told his disciples, “All those who want to be my disciples must say ‘no’ to themselves, pick up their crosses, and follow me. 25Whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? What can anyone trade for their soul? 27The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and he will deal with each person according to what they’ve done.
28“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
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Matthew 16
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The Yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees
1The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, # Mt 12:38-39; Mk 8:11-21; Lk 12:54-56 and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. # Lk 11:16; 1Co 1:22
2He answered them: “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy because the sky is red and threatening.’ You # Other mss read Hypocrites! You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the times. # Other mss omit When (v. 2) through end of v. 3 4An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of # Other mss add the prophet Jonah.” # Mt 4:13; 21:17; Lk 11:29 Then He left them and went away.
5The disciples reached the other shore, # Lit disciples went to the other side and they had forgotten to take bread.
6Then Jesus told them, “Watch out and beware of the yeast # Or leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” # Mt 3:7; 8:15; Lk 12:1; 1Co 5:6-8; Gl 5:9
7And they discussed among themselves, “We didn’t bring any bread.”
8Aware of this, Jesus said, “You of little faith! # Mt 6:30; 8:26; 14:31; Lk 12:28 Why are you discussing among yourselves that you do not have bread? 9Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the 5,000 and how many baskets you collected? 10Or the seven loaves for the 4,000 and how many large baskets you collected? # Mt 14:17-21; 15:34-38 11Why is it you don’t understand that when I told you, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,’ it wasn’t about bread? ” # Mt 3:7; 16:6; Mk 8:15; Lk 12:1 12Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the yeast in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. # Mt 5:20; 17:13; 23:3
Peter’s Confession of the Messiah
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, # A town north of Galilee at the base of Mount Hermon # Mk 8:27-29; Lk 9:18-20 He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is? ” # Other mss read that I, the Son of Man, am
14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” # Mt 14:2; 17:10; Mk 6:15; Lk 9:8; Jn 1:21
15“But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am? ”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God! ” # Mt 1:16; Jn 11:27
17And Jesus responded, “Simon son of Jonah, # Or son of John # Jn 1:42; 21:15-17 you are blessed because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father in heaven. # 1Co 15:50; Gl 1:16; Eph 6:12; Heb 2:14 18And I also say to you that you are Peter, # Peter (Gk Petros) = a specific stone or rock and on this rock # Rock (Gk petra) = a rocky crag or bedrock I will build My church, # Mt 18:17; Ac 5:11; 7:38; 8:1,3; 9:31; 11:22,26 and the forces # Lit gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, # Is 22:22; Mt 18:18; Jn 20:23; Rv 1:18; 3:7 and whatever you bind on earth is already bound # Or earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed # Or earth will be loosed in heaven.”
20And He gave the disciples orders to tell no one that He was # Other mss add Jesus the Messiah. # Mk 8:30; Lk 9:21
His Death and Resurrection Predicted
21From # Mk 8:31–9:1; Lk 9:22-27 then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day. # Mt 17:9; 20:18; 27:63; Lk 24:7; Jn 2:19 22Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, “Oh no, # Lit Mercy to You = May God have mercy on You Lord! This will never happen to You! ”
23But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, # Lit about the things of God but man’s.” # 2Sm 19:22; Rm 8:5,7; Php 2:5; 3:19; Col 3:2
Take Up Your Cross
24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. # Mt 10:38; Lk 14:27 25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it. # Mt 10:39; Jn 12:25 26What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? # Ps 49:7-8; Lk 12:20 27For the Son of Man is going to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, # Mt 26:64; Mk 8:38; Ac 1:11; 1Th 1:10; 4:16; Rv 1:7 and then He will reward each according to what he has done. 28I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” # Mt 4:23; 10:23; Ac 20:25
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