Matthew:16

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* The Pharisees and the Sadducees came to Him , tempting Him . And they asked Him that He would show them a sign from Heaven . * He answered and said to them , When it is evening , you say , Fair weather ; for the sky is red . * And in the morning , Foul weather today ; for the sky is red and gloomy . Hypocrites ! You can discern the face of the sky , but you cannot [see ] the signs of the times ! * A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign . And there shall no sign be given to it , except the sign of the prophet Jonah . And He left them and went away . * And when His disciples had come to the other side , they forgot to take loaves . * And Jesus said to them , Take heed , and beware the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees . * And they reasoned among themselves , saying , [It is ] because we have taken no loaves . * And knowing Jesus said to them , Why do you reason among yourselves because you took no loaves , little-faiths ? * Do you not yet understand , nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand , and how many hand baskets you took up ; * nor the seven loaves of the four thousand , and how many lunch baskets you took up ? * How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about loaves , but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees ? * Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread , but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees . * And coming into the parts of Caesarea Philippi , Jesus asked His disciples , saying , Who do men say Me to be , the Son of man ? * And they said , Some [say ], John the Baptist ; some , Elijah ; and others , Jeremiah , or one of the prophets . * He said to them , But who do you say I am ? * And Simon Peter answered and said , You are the Christ , the Son of the living God . * Jesus answered and said to him , You are blessed , Simon , son of Jonah , for flesh and blood did not reveal [it ] to you , but My Father in Heaven . * And I also say to you that you are Peter , and on this rock I will build My church , and [the ] gates of hell shall not prevail against it . * And I will give the keys of the kingdom of Heaven to you . And whatever you may bind on earth shall occur , having been bound in Heaven , and whatever you may loose on earth shall occur , having been loosed in Heaven . * Then He warned His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ . * From 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 be raised again the third day . * Then Peter took Him and began to rebuke Him , saying , [God be ] gracious to You , Lord ! This shall never be to You . * But He turned and said to Peter , Go , Satan ! You are an offense to Me , for you do not savor the things that are of God , but those that are of men . * Then Jesus said to His disciples , If anyone desires to come after Me , let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me . * For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it , and whoever desires to lose his life for My sake shall find it . * 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 ? * For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels , and then He shall reward each one according to his works . * Truly I say to you , There are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom .

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