Matthew 16
1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from the sky.
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
2 But he answered and said to them, “When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.
3 When it is morning, you say, 'It will be foul weather, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
And 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.
4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then Jesus left them and went away.
An 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.
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
And when the disciples came to the other side they had not taken thought to get bread.
6 Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
And Jesus said to them, Take care to have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
7 The disciples reasoned among themselves and said, “It is because we took no bread.”
And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
8 Jesus was aware of this and said, “You of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves and say that it is because you have taken no bread?
And Jesus, seeing it, said, O you of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves, because you have no bread?
9 Do you not yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered up?
Do 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?
10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
Or the seven cakes of bread of the four thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?
11 How is it that you do not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
How 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?
12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to beware of yeast in bread, but to beware of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 Now when Jesus came to the regions near Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Now 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?
14 They said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
He says to them, But who do you say that I am?
16 Answering, Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
And 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.
18 I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. The gates of Hades will not prevail against it. (Hadēs g86)
And 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. (Hadēs g86)
19 I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
I 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.
20 Then Jesus commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.
Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.
21 From that time Jesus started to tell his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things at the hand of the elders and chief priests and scribes, be killed, and be raised back to life on the third day.
From 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.
22 Then Peter took him aside and rebuked him, saying, “May this be far from you, Lord; may this never happen to you.”
And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.
23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you do not care for the things of God, but for the things of people.”
But 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.
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
Then 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.
25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Because 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.
26 For what does it profit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? What can a person give in exchange for his life?
For 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?
27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. Then he will reward every person according to what he has done.
For 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.
28 Truly I say to you, there are some of you standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Truly 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.
