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Matthew 16

Matthew 16:1WEB

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

Matthew 16:2WEB

But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Matthew 16:3WEB

In 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 can’t discern the signs of the times!

Matthew 16:4WEB

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

Matthew 16:5WEB

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

Matthew 16:6WEB

Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 16:7WEB

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

Matthew 16:8WEB

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

Matthew 16:9WEB

Don’t you yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up,

Matthew 16:10WEB

or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Matthew 16:11WEB

How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 16:12WEB

Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 16:13WEB

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

Matthew 16:14WEB

They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Matthew 16:15WEB

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Matthew 16:16WEB

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:17WEB

Jesus 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.

Matthew 16:18WEB

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

Matthew 16:19WEB

I 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.”

Matthew 16:20WEB

Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

Matthew 16:21WEB

From 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.

Matthew 16:22WEB

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”

Matthew 16:23WEB

But 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.”

Matthew 16:24WEB

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

Matthew 16:25WEB

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

Matthew 16:26WEB

For 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?

Matthew 16:27WEB

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

Matthew 16:28WEB

Most certainly 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.”

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.