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Matthew 16
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Matthew 16
English Standard Version
The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs
16 (A)And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and (B)to test him (C)they asked him to show them (D)a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them,[a] (E)“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ (F)You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret (G)the signs of the times. 4 (H)An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So (I)he left them and departed.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and (J)beware of (K)the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8 But (L)Jesus, aware of this, said, (M)“O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 (N)Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember (O)the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or (P)the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? (Q)Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 (R)Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of (S)the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
13 (T)Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say (U)John the Baptist, others say (V)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 replied, (W)“You are (X)the Christ, (Y)the Son of (Z)the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, (AA)“Blessed are you, (AB)Simon Bar-Jonah! For (AC)flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, (AD)but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, (AE)you are Peter, and (AF)on this rock[b] I will build my church, and (AG)the gates of (AH)hell[c] shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you (AI)the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and (AJ)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[d] in heaven.” 20 (AK)Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
21 (AL)From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that (AM)he must go to Jerusalem and (AN)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on (AO)the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord![e] This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, (AP)“Get behind me, Satan! You are (AQ)a hindrance[f] to me. For you (AR)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him (AS)deny himself and (AT)take up his cross and follow me. 25 For (AU)whoever would save his life[g] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For (AV)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or (AW)what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 (AX)For the Son of Man is going to come with (AY)his angels in the glory of his Father, and (AZ)then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not (BA)taste death (BB)until they see the Son of Man (BC)coming in his kingdom.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:2 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
- Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
- Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
- Matthew 16:19 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
- Matthew 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
- Matthew 16:23 Greek stumbling block
- Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26
Matthew 16
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
Matthew 16
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16 Now kai when the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios came proserchomai to test peirazō Jesus, they asked eperōtaō him autos to show epideiknymi them autos a sign sēmeion from ek · ho heaven ouranos. 2 And de he ho answered apokrinomai them autos, saying legō, “ When evening opsia comes ginomai, you say legō, ‘ The weather will be fair eudia, for gar the ho sky ouranos is red pyrrazō’; 3 and kai in the morning prōi, ‘It will be stormy cheimōn today sēmeron, for gar the ho sky ouranos is red pyrrazō and threatening stygnazō.’ You know ginōskō how to interpret diakrinō the ho appearance prosōpon of the ho sky ouranos, but de you are dynamai not ou able dynamai to evaluate the ho signs sēmeion of the ho times kairos? 4 An evil ponēros and kai adulterous moichalis generation genea looks for epizēteō a sign sēmeion, but kai no ou sign sēmeion will be given didōmi it autos except ei mē the ho sign sēmeion of Jonah Iōnas.” Then kai he left kataleipō them autos and went aperchomai away .
5 · kai The ho disciples mathētēs arrived erchomai at eis the ho other peran side but had forgotten epilanthanomai to take lambanō any bread artos. 6 · ho · de Jesus Iēsous said legō to them autos, “ Watch horaō out , and kai beware prosechō of apo the ho leaven zymē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios.” 7 And de they ho began to discuss dialogizomai this among en themselves heautou, saying legō, “It is because hoti we brought lambanō no ou bread artos.” 8 But de when Jesus Iēsous became aware ginōskō · ho of this, he said legō, “O you of little faith oligopistos, why tis are you discussing dialogizomai among en yourselves heautou the fact that hoti you have echō no ou bread artos? 9 Do you not oupō yet understand noeō? Do you not oude remember mnēmoneuō the ho five pente loaves artos for the ho five pentakischilioi thousand , and kai how posos many baskets kophinos you gathered lambanō? 10 Or oude the ho seven hepta loaves artos for the ho four tetrakischilioi thousand , and kai how posos many baskets spyris you gathered lambanō? 11 How pōs is it that you do not ou understand noeō that hoti I was legō not ou speaking legō to you hymeis about peri bread artos? Beware prosechō · de of apo the ho leaven zymē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios.” 12 Then tote they understood syniēmi that hoti he had not ou told legō them to beware prosechō of apo the ho leaven zymē of ho bread artos but alla of apo the ho teaching didachē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai Sadducees Saddoukaios.
13 Now de when Jesus Iēsous came erchomai · ho into eis the ho region meros of Caesarea Kaisareia · ho Philippi Philippos, he asked erōtaō · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, “ Who tis do people anthrōpos say legō · ho that the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos is eimi?” 14 And de they ho said legō, “ Some ho say John Iōannēs the ho Baptist baptistēs, others allos · de Elijah ēlias, and de others heteros Jeremiah Ieremias or ē one heis of the ho prophets prophētēs.” 15 He said legō to them autos, “ But de you hymeis, who tis do you say legō that I egō am eimi?” 16 And de Simon Simōn Peter Petros answered apokrinomai, saying legō, “ You sy are eimi the ho Christ Christos, the ho Son hyios of the ho living zaō God theos.” · ho 17 And de Jesus Iēsous responded apokrinomai, · ho saying legō to him autos, “ Blessed makarios are eimi you , Simon Simōn son of Jonah Bariōna, because hoti flesh sarx and kai blood haima did not ou reveal apokalyptō this to you sy, but alla · ho my egō Father patēr · ho in en · ho heaven ouranos. 18 And kagō I · de say legō to you sy, you sy are eimi Peter Petros, and kai on epi this houtos · ho rock petra I will build oikodomeō my egō · ho church ekklēsia, and kai the gates pylē of Hades hadēs will not ou overpower katischuō it autos. 19 I will give didōmi you sy the ho keys kleis of the ho kingdom basileia of ho heaven ouranos, and kai whatever hos ean you bind deō on epi · ho earth gē will eimi have been bound deō in en · ho heaven ouranos, and kai whatever hos ean you loose lyō on epi · ho earth gē will eimi have been loosed lyō in en · ho heaven ouranos.” 20 Then tote he ordered diastellō his ho disciples mathētēs to hina tell legō no mēdeis one that hoti he autos was eimi the ho Messiah Christos
21 From apo that tote time Jesus Iēsous began archō · ho to explain deiknyō to ho his autos disciples mathētēs that hoti he autos must dei go aperchomai to eis Jerusalem Hierosolyma and kai suffer paschō many polys things from apo the ho elders presbyteros and kai ruling archiereus priests and kai scribes grammateus, and kai be killed apokteinō, and kai on the ho third tritos day hēmera be raised egeirō. 22 And kai Peter Petros took proslambanō him autos aside · ho and began archō to rebuke epitimaō him autos, saying legō, “ Far hileōs be it from you sy, Lord kyrios! This houtos must never ou mē happen eimi to you sy.” 23 But de Jesus ho turned strephō and said legō to ho Peter Petros, “ Get hypagō behind opisō me egō, Satan Satanas! You are eimi an obstacle skandalon in my egō way, because hoti you are not ou thinking phroneō the ho thoughts of ho God theos but alla those ho of ho men anthrōpos.”
24 Then tote · ho Jesus Iēsous told legō · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, “ If ei anyone tis resolves thelō to come erchomai after opisō me egō, he must deny aparneomai himself heautou and kai take airō up · ho his autos cross stauros and kai follow akoloutheō me egō. 25 For gar whoever hos resolves thelō to save sōzō · ho his autos life psychē will lose apollymi it autos; but de whoever hos loses apollymi · ho his autos life psychē for my egō sake will find heuriskō it autos. 26 For gar what tis advantage ōpheleō will there be for a person anthrōpos if ean he gains kerdainō the ho whole holos world kosmos yet de forfeits · ho his autos life psychē? Or ē what tis will a person anthrōpos give didōmi in exchange antallagma for · ho his autos life psychē? 27 For gar the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos is mellō to come erchomai in en the ho glory doxa of ho his autos Father patēr with meta · ho his autos angels angelos, and kai then tote he will repay apodidōmi each hekastos person according kata to · ho his autos conduct praxis. 28 I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, there are eimi some tis of those ho standing histēmi here hōde who hostis will not ou mē taste geuomai death thanatos until heōs an they see the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos coming erchomai in en · ho his autos kingdom basileia.
Matthew 16
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Matthew 16
New International Version
The Demand for a Sign(A)
16 The Pharisees and Sadducees(B) came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.(C)
2 He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.[a](D) 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(E) Jesus then left them and went away.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. 6 “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”(F)
7 They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”
8 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith,(G) why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(H) 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(I) 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.(J)
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(K)
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(L) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(M)
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(N)
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(O) but by my Father in heaven.(P) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[b](Q) and on this rock I will build my church,(R) and the gates of Hades[c] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(S) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven.”(T) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(U) that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Predicts His Death(V)
21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(W) and suffer many things(X) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(Y) and that he must be killed(Z) and on the third day(AA) be raised to life.(AB)
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!(AC) You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(AD) 25 For whoever wants to save their life[f] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(AE) 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man(AF) is going to come(AG) in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.(AH)
28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
- Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
- Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
- Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
- Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
- Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
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