Matthew 16

₁And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ₂He answered them, “When it is evening, 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.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. ₄An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.

₅When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. ₆Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ₇And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” ₈But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? ₉Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ₁₀Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? ₁₁How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ₁₂Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

₁₃Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” ₁₄And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” ₁₅He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ₁₆Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” ₁₇And 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. ₁₈And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rockI will build my church, and the gates of hellshall not prevail against it. ₁₉I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosedin heaven.” ₂₀Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

₂₁From that time Jesus 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, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” ₂₃But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindranceto me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

₂₄Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. ₂₅For whoever would save his lifewill lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ₂₆For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? ₂₇For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. ₂₈Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”