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Matthew 16

Pharisees Test Jesus

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 aThe  bPharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they  casked Him to show them a  1sign from heaven.

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But He replied to them, 1 aWhen it is evening, you say, `It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

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"And in the morning, `There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.'  aDo you know how to discern the  1appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

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aAn evil and adulterous generation seeks after a  1sign; and a  1sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

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And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.

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And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and  abeware of the  1leaven of the  bPharisees and Sadducees."

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They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread."

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But Jesus, aware of this, said, aYou men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?

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"Do you not yet understand or remember  athe five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up?

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"Or  athe seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up?

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"How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But  abeware of the  1leaven of the  bPharisees and Sadducees."

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Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the  aPharisees and Sadducees.

Peter's Confession of Christ

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 aNow when Jesus came into the district of  bCaesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that  cthe Son of Man is?"

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And they said, "Some say  aJohn the Baptist; and others,  1 bElijah; but still others,  2Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

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He *said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

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Simon Peter answered, "You are  1 athe Christ,  bthe Son of  cthe living God."

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And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you,  aSimon  1Barjona, because  bflesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

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"I also say to you that you are  1 aPeter, and upon this  2rock I will build My church; and the gates of  bHades will not overpower it.

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"I will give you  athe keys of the kingdom of heaven; and  bwhatever you bind on earth  1shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth  2shall have been loosed in heaven."

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 aThen He  1warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was  2 bthe Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death

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 aFrom that time  1Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and  bsuffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.

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Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, " 1God forbid it, Lord! This shall never  2happen to You."

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But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me,  aSatan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on  1God's interests, but man's."

Discipleship Is Costly

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Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and  atake up his cross and follow Me.

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"For  awhoever wishes to save his  1life will lose it; but whoever loses his  1life for My sake will find it.

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"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

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"For the  aSon of Man  bis going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and  cWILL THEN  1REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS  2DEEDS.

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"Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the  aSon of Man  bcoming in His kingdom."



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