aThe bPharisees and Sadducees
came
up, and testing
Jesus, they casked
Him to show
them a 1sign
from heaven
.
But He replied to them, " 1 aWhen it is evening
, you say
, `It will be fair
weather
, for the sky
is red
.'
"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
?
" 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
.
And the disciples came
to the other
side
of the sea, but they had forgotten
to bring
any bread
.
And Jesus said
to them, "Watch
out and abeware
of the 1leaven
of the bPharisees
and Sadducees
."
They began to discuss this among
themselves
, saying
, "He said that because
we did not bring
any bread
."
But Jesus, aware
of this, said
, " aYou men
of little
faith
, why
do you discuss
among
yourselves
that you have
no
bread
?
"Do you not yet understand
or
remember
athe five
loaves
of the five
thousand
, and how
many
baskets
full you picked
up?
"Or athe seven
loaves
of the four
thousand
, and how
many
large
baskets
full you picked
up?
"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
."
Then they understood
that He did not say
to beware
of the leaven
of bread
, but of the teaching
of the aPharisees
and Sadducees
.
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?"
And they said, "Some
say aJohn
the Baptist
; and others
, 1 bElijah
; but still others
, 2Jeremiah
, or
one
of the prophets
."
He *said to them, "But who
do you say
that I am
?"
Simon Peter
answered
, "You are 1 athe Christ
, bthe Son
of cthe living
God
."
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
.
"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.
"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
."
aThen He 1warned
the disciples
that they should tell
no
one
that He was 2 bthe Christ
.
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
.
Peter took
Him aside
and began
to rebuke
Him, saying
, " 1God
forbid
it, Lord
! This
shall never
2happen
to You."
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
."
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.
"For awhoever wishes
to save
his 1life
will lose
it; but whoever
loses
his 1life
for My sake
will find
it.
"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
?
"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
.
"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
."