The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Matthew 16
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 or remember
the five loaves for the five thousand, and
how many baskets you took up,
10 or 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,† and
on this rock ‡ 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 have been bound in heaven;
and whatever you release on earth will have
been released in heaven.”
20 Then he commanded the disciples that
they should tell no one that he was 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, 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 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.”