Matthew 16 - English Standard Version (ESV)

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

  1. Matthew 16:2 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
  2. Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  3. Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
  4. Matthew 16:19 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
  5. Matthew 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
  6. Matthew 16:23 Greek stumbling block
  7. 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

Cross references

  1. Matthew 16:1 : For ver. 1-12, see Mark 8:11-21
  2. Matthew 16:1 : John 8:6
  3. Matthew 16:1 : 1 Cor. 1:22; See ch. 12:38
  4. Matthew 16:1 : Luke 11:16; 21:11
  5. Matthew 16:2 : [Luke 12:54, 55]
  6. Matthew 16:3 : Luke 12:56
  7. Matthew 16:3 : [ch. 12:28; Luke 19:44]
  8. Matthew 16:4 : See ch. 12:39
  9. Matthew 16:4 : ch. 4:13; 21:17
  10. Matthew 16:6 : Luke 12:1
  11. Matthew 16:6 : 1 Cor. 5:6-8; Gal. 5:9
  12. Matthew 16:8 : ch. 26:10
  13. Matthew 16:8 : See ch. 6:30
  14. Matthew 16:9 : ch. 15:16
  15. Matthew 16:9 : ch. 14:17-21
  16. Matthew 16:10 : ch. 15:34-38
  17. Matthew 16:11 : [See ver. 6 above]; Luke 12:1
  18. Matthew 16:12 : ch. 17:13
  19. Matthew 16:12 : [ch. 5:20; 23:3]
  20. Matthew 16:13 : For ver. 13-16, see Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20
  21. Matthew 16:14 : ch. 14:2; Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7
  22. Matthew 16:14 : Mark 6:15; Luke 9:8; [ch. 17:10; Mark 9:11; John 1:21]
  23. Matthew 16:16 : John 11:27
  24. Matthew 16:16 : See ch. 1:17
  25. Matthew 16:16 : See ch. 14:33
  26. Matthew 16:16 : Deut. 5:26; Josh. 3:10; Ps. 42:2; Jer. 10:10; Dan. 6:20; Hos. 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Cor. 3:3; 1 Tim. 4:10
  27. Matthew 16:17 : [ch. 13:16]
  28. Matthew 16:17 : [John 1:42; 21:15-17]
  29. Matthew 16:17 : 1 Cor. 15:50; Gal. 1:16 (Gk.); Eph. 6:12; Heb. 2:14
  30. Matthew 16:17 : 1 Cor. 2:10; 12:3; [ch. 11:25; John 6:45]
  31. Matthew 16:18 : [ch. 10:2; John 1:42]
  32. Matthew 16:18 : Eph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14; [ch. 7:24]
  33. Matthew 16:18 : Job 38:17; Isa. 38:10
  34. Matthew 16:18 : See ch. 11:23
  35. Matthew 16:19 : [Isa. 22:22; Rev. 1:18; 3:7]
  36. Matthew 16:19 : [ch. 18:18; John 20:23]
  37. Matthew 16:20 : Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21; [ch. 17:9]; See ch. 12:16
  38. Matthew 16:21 : For ver. 21-28, see Mark 8:31–9:1; Luke 9:22-27; [ch. 17:12, 22, 23; 20:17-19]
  39. Matthew 16:21 : ch. 20:18; [Luke 13:33]
  40. Matthew 16:21 : ch. 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7
  41. Matthew 16:21 : See ch. 27:63; John 2:19
  42. Matthew 16:23 : [ch. 4:10]
  43. Matthew 16:23 : See ch. 13:41
  44. Matthew 16:23 : Rom. 8:5; Phil. 3:19; Col. 3:2; [Phil. 2:5]
  45. Matthew 16:24 : [2 Tim. 2:12, 13]
  46. Matthew 16:24 : See ch. 10:38, 39
  47. Matthew 16:25 : [See ver. 24 above]; See ch. 10:38, 39
  48. Matthew 16:26 : [Luke 12:20]
  49. Matthew 16:26 : [Ps. 49:7, 8]
  50. Matthew 16:27 : ch. 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; Dan. 7:10, 13; Zech. 14:5; John 1:51; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 1:10; 4:16; Jude 14; Rev. 1:7; [Deut. 33:2]
  51. Matthew 16:27 : ch. 13:41
  52. Matthew 16:27 : Rom. 2:6; 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; Heb. 9:27; 1 Pet. 1:17; Rev. 2:23; 20:12; 22:12; See Acts 10:42; 1 Cor. 3:8
  53. Matthew 16:28 : John 8:52; Heb. 2:9
  54. Matthew 16:28 : [ch. 10:23; 23:36; 24:34]
  55. Matthew 16:28 : Luke 23:42

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