Matthew 16
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1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and testing him, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2But he answered and said to them, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 3And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times! 4An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." And leaving them, he departed. 5And when his disciples came to the other side, they had forgotten to take loaves. 6And Jesus said to them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we took no loaves." 8But Jesus, knowing this, said to them, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have no loaves? 9Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 11How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning loaves? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of the loaves, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 13Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" 14And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets." 15He says to them, "But you, who do you say that I am?" 16Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17And Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven." 20Then he commanded his disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ. 21From that time Jesus Christ began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Mercy to you, Lord! This will never happen to you." 23But turning, he 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." 24Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever might lose his life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? 27For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each according to his deeds. 28Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will by no means taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
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