Matthew 16
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him; and, to make trial of Him, they asked Him to show them a sign in the sky.
2 But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.
He replied, "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red;'
3 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.
and in the morning, 'It will be rough weather to-day, for the sky is red and murky.' You learn how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens, but the signs of the times you cannot.
4 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.
A wicked and faithless generation are eager for a sign; but none shall be given to them except the sign of Jonah." and He left them and went away.
5 And when the disciples came to the other side they had not taken thought to get bread.
When the disciples arrived at the other side of the Lake, they found that they had forgotten to bring any bread;
6 And Jesus said to them, Take care to have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
and when Jesus said to them, "See to it: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,"
7 And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have not brought any bread."
8 And Jesus, seeing it, said, O you of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves, because you have no bread?
Jesus perceived this and said, "Why are you reasoning among yourselves, you men of little faith, because you have no bread?
9 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?
Do you not yet understand? nor even remember the 5,000 and the five loaves, and how many basketfuls you carried away,
10 Or the seven cakes of bread of the four thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?
nor the 4,000 and the seven loaves, and how many hampers you carried away?
11 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?
How is it you do not understand that it was not about bread that I spoke to you? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
12 Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Then they perceived that He had not warned them against bread-yeast, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 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?
When He arrived in the neighbourhood of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus questioned His disciples. "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" He asked.
14 And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
"Some say John the Baptist," they replied; "others Elijah; others Jeremiah or one of the Prophets."
15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?
"But you, who do you say that I am?" He asked again.
16 And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
"You," replied Simon Peter, "are the Christ, the Son of the ever-living God."
17 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.
"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jonah," said Jesus; "for mere human nature has not revealed this to you, but my Father in Heaven.
18 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)
And I declare to you that you are Peter, and that upon this Rock I will build my Church, and the might of Hades shall not triumph over it. (Hadēs g86)
19 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.
I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; and whatever you bind on earth shall remain bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall remain loosed in Heaven."
20 Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.
Then He urged His disciples to tell no one that He was the Christ.
21 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.
From this time Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer much cruelty from the Elders and the High Priests and the Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised to life again.
22 And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.
Then Peter took Him aside and began taking Him to task. "Master," he said, "God forbid; this will not be your lot."
23 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.
But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Adversary; you are a hindrance to me, because your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but men's."
24 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.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.
25 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.
For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake shall find it.
26 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?
Why, what benefit will it be to a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give to buy back his life?
27 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.
For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.
28 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.
I solemnly tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom."
