Matthew 16

About Matthew Matthew presents Jesus as the promised Messiah and King, with his teaching, miracles, death and resurrection.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.SelectedMatthew 16:1Ask

He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.SelectedMatthew 16:2Ask

And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?SelectedMatthew 16:3Ask

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.SelectedMatthew 16:4Ask

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.SelectedMatthew 16:5Ask

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.SelectedMatthew 16:6Ask

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.SelectedMatthew 16:7Ask

Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?SelectedMatthew 16:8Ask

Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?SelectedMatthew 16:9Ask

Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?SelectedMatthew 16:10Ask

How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?SelectedMatthew 16:11Ask

Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.SelectedMatthew 16:12Ask

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?SelectedMatthew 16:13Ask

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.SelectedMatthew 16:14Ask

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?SelectedMatthew 16:15Ask

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.SelectedMatthew 16:16Ask

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.SelectedMatthew 16:17Ask

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.SelectedMatthew 16:18Ask

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.SelectedMatthew 16:19Ask

Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.SelectedMatthew 16:20Ask

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.SelectedMatthew 16:21Ask

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.SelectedMatthew 16:22Ask

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.SelectedMatthew 16:23Ask

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.SelectedMatthew 16:24Ask

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.SelectedMatthew 16:25Ask

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?SelectedMatthew 16:26Ask

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.SelectedMatthew 16:27Ask

Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.SelectedMatthew 16:28Ask

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