1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to
show them a sign from heaven. 2 But he answered them, “When it is
evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 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! 4 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. 5 The disciples came to the other side and had
forgotten to take bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware
of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
8 Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among
yourselves, you of little faith, ‘because you have brought no
bread?’ 9 Don’t you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves
for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor the
seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
11 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.”
12 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. 13 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?”
14 They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others,
Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living
God.”
17 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.
18 I also tell you that you are Peter,*1 and on this rock*2 I will build my
assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19 I will
give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth
will be bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will be released in
heaven.” 20 Then he charged the disciples that they should tell no one
that he is Jesus the Christ. 21 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.
22 Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from
you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”
23 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.” 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up
his cross, and follow me. 25 For whoever desires to save his life will
lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. 26 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? 27 For the Son of
Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will
render to everyone according to his deeds. 28 Most assuredly 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.”
1 Peter's name, Petros in Greek,
is the word for a specific rock or stone. 2 Greek, petra,
a rock mass or bedrock.
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