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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.”