Matthew 16
16
The Demand for a Sign
Mk. 8:11-13; Lk. 12:54-56
1 Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 And in response, He said to them,* “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, given that the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, given that the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to discern the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous * generation demands a sign, but no sign will be granted to it except the sign of Jonah.” * So He left them and went away.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Mk. 8:14-21
5 And when the disciples* came to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 So they began to reason this among themselves, saying, “It is because we did not take bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “Why are you reasoning among yourselves the fact that you had no bread, O you of little faith? 9 Do you not yet understand or do you not recollect the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you collected? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you collected? 11 How do you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God
Mk. 8:27-30; Lk 9:18-21
13 Now when Jesus came to the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began to ask His disciples, saying, “Who do men * say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, Some say John the Baptist; and others Elijah; and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He* said to them, “But you, who do you say I am?” 16 And in response, Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus then responded and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, 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, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not triumph over it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, * and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then He issued instructions to the disciples that they should tell no one that He was* the Christ.
Jesus Speaks of His Death and Resurrection
Mk. 8:31-9:1; Lk. 9:22-27
21 From that time, Jesus* began to show His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised. 22 And Peter, taking Him aside, began to reprimand Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord! This will never happen to You.” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an obstruction to Me, because you are not setting your thoughts on the matters * of God, but on the matters of men.”
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for the sake of Me will find it. 26 For what will it benefit a man * if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what will a man offer as an exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will give to each one according to his deeds.
28 Truly, I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never have a taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
Notes
2-3 Some ancient manuscripts end the verse at this point, exclude the whole of v. 3, and resumes discussion at v. 4
4 One ancient Greek manuscript omits and adulterous
4 Some ancient manuscripts read except the sign of the prophet Jonah
5 Some ancient manuscripts read His disciples
13 Or people, as the term is generically understood. So also v. 23
15 Some ancient manuscripts insert at this point the name Jesus , so that it reads: Jesus said to them
17 Greek in the heavens. So also v. 19
19 Greek of the heavens
20 Some ancient manuscripts insert the name Jesus at this point, so that it reads: He was Jesus the Christ
21 Some ancient manuscripts read Jesus Christ, yet some others transpose the reading to Christ Jesus
23 Greek things. Used twice in this verse
26 Or person, as the term is generically understood. Used twice in the verse
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Matthew 16
16
The Demand for a Sign
Mk. 8:11-13; Lk. 12:54-56
1 Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 And in response, He said to them,* “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, given that the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, given that the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to discern the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous * generation demands a sign, but no sign will be granted to it except the sign of Jonah.” * So He left them and went away.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Mk. 8:14-21
5 And when the disciples* came to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 So they began to reason this among themselves, saying, “It is because we did not take bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “Why are you reasoning among yourselves the fact that you had no bread, O you of little faith? 9 Do you not yet understand or do you not recollect the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you collected? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you collected? 11 How do you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God
Mk. 8:27-30; Lk 9:18-21
13 Now when Jesus came to the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began to ask His disciples, saying, “Who do men * say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, Some say John the Baptist; and others Elijah; and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He* said to them, “But you, who do you say I am?” 16 And in response, Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus then responded and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, 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, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not triumph over it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, * and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then He issued instructions to the disciples that they should tell no one that He was* the Christ.
Jesus Speaks of His Death and Resurrection
Mk. 8:31-9:1; Lk. 9:22-27
21 From that time, Jesus* began to show His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised. 22 And Peter, taking Him aside, began to reprimand Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord! This will never happen to You.” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an obstruction to Me, because you are not setting your thoughts on the matters * of God, but on the matters of men.”
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for the sake of Me will find it. 26 For what will it benefit a man * if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what will a man offer as an exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will give to each one according to his deeds.
28 Truly, I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never have a taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
Notes
2-3 Some ancient manuscripts end the verse at this point, exclude the whole of v. 3, and resumes discussion at v. 4
4 One ancient Greek manuscript omits and adulterous
4 Some ancient manuscripts read except the sign of the prophet Jonah
5 Some ancient manuscripts read His disciples
13 Or people, as the term is generically understood. So also v. 23
15 Some ancient manuscripts insert at this point the name Jesus , so that it reads: Jesus said to them
17 Greek in the heavens. So also v. 19
19 Greek of the heavens
20 Some ancient manuscripts insert the name Jesus at this point, so that it reads: He was Jesus the Christ
21 Some ancient manuscripts read Jesus Christ, yet some others transpose the reading to Christ Jesus
23 Greek things. Used twice in this verse
26 Or person, as the term is generically understood. Used twice in the verse
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