Matthew 16 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Pharisees Test Jesus

16 (A)The (B)Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they (C)asked Him to show them a [a]sign from heaven. 2 But He replied to them, “[b](D)When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ (E)Do you know how to discern the [c]appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times? 4 (F)An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a [d]sign; and a [e]sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.

5 And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and (G)beware of the [f]leaven of the (H)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “(I)You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand or remember (J)the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up? 10 Or (K)the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up? 11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But (L)beware of the [g]leaven of the (M)Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the (N)Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter’s Confession of Christ

13 (O)Now when Jesus came into the district of (P)Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that (Q)the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say (R)John the Baptist; and others, [h](S)Elijah; but still others, [i]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15 He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are [j](T)the Christ, (U)the Son of (V)the living God.” 17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, (W)Simon [k]Barjona, because (X)flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18 I also say to you that you are [l](Y)Peter, and upon this [m]rock I will build My church; and the gates of (Z)Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you (AA)the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and (AB)whatever you bind on earth [n]shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth [o]shall have been loosed in heaven.” 20 (AC)Then He [p]warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was [q](AD)the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death

21 (AE)From that time [r]Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and (AF)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. 22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “[s]God forbid it, Lord! This shall never [t]happen to You.” 23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, (AG)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on [u]God’s interests, but man’s.”

Discipleship Is Costly

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and (AH)take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For (AI)whoever wishes to save his [v]life will lose it; but whoever loses his [w]life for My sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the (AJ)Son of Man (AK)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and (AL)will then [x]repay every man according to his [y]deeds.

28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the (AM)Son of Man (AN)coming in His kingdom.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:1 Or attesting miracle
  2. Matthew 16:2 Early mss do not contain the rest of v 2 and v 3
  3. Matthew 16:3 Lit face
  4. Matthew 16:4 Or attesting miracle
  5. Matthew 16:4 Or attesting miracle
  6. Matthew 16:6 Or yeast
  7. Matthew 16:11 Or yeast
  8. Matthew 16:14 Gr Elias
  9. Matthew 16:14 Gr Jeremias
  10. Matthew 16:16 I.e. the Messiah
  11. Matthew 16:17 I.e. son of Jonah
  12. Matthew 16:18 Gr Petros, a stone
  13. Matthew 16:18 Gr petra, large rock; bed-rock
  14. Matthew 16:19 Gr estai dedemenon, fut. pft. pass.
  15. Matthew 16:19 Gr estai lelumenon, fut. pft. pass.
  16. Matthew 16:20 Or strictly admonished
  17. Matthew 16:20 I.e. the Messiah
  18. Matthew 16:21 Two early mss read Jesus Christ
  19. Matthew 16:22 Lit (God be) merciful to You
  20. Matthew 16:22 Lit be
  21. Matthew 16:23 Lit the things of God
  22. Matthew 16:25 Or soul
  23. Matthew 16:25 Or soul
  24. Matthew 16:27 Or recompense
  25. Matthew 16:27 Lit doing

Cross references

  1. Matthew 16:1 : Matt 16:1-12: Mark 8:11-21
  2. Matthew 16:1 : Matt 3:7; 16:6, 11, 12
  3. Matthew 16:1 : Matt 12:38; Luke 11:16
  4. Matthew 16:2 : Luke 12:54f
  5. Matthew 16:3 : Luke 12:56
  6. Matthew 16:4 : Matt 12:39; Luke 11:29
  7. Matthew 16:6 : Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1
  8. Matthew 16:6 : Matt 3:7
  9. Matthew 16:8 : Matt 6:30; 8:26; 14:31
  10. Matthew 16:9 : Matt 14:17-21
  11. Matthew 16:10 : Matt 15:34-38
  12. Matthew 16:11 : Matt 16:6; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1
  13. Matthew 16:11 : Matt 3:7; 16:6, 12
  14. Matthew 16:12 : Matt 3:7; 5:20
  15. Matthew 16:13 : Matt 16:13-16: Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20
  16. Matthew 16:13 : Mark 8:27
  17. Matthew 16:13 : Matt 8:20; 16:27, 28
  18. Matthew 16:14 : Matt 14:2
  19. Matthew 16:14 : Matt 17:10; Mark 6:15; Luke 9:8; John 1:21
  20. Matthew 16:16 : Matt 1:16; 16:20; John 11:27
  21. Matthew 16:16 : Matt 4:3
  22. Matthew 16:16 : Ps 42:2; Matt 26:63; Acts 14:15; Rom 9:26; 2 Cor 3:3; 6:16; 1 Thess 1:9; 1 Tim 3:15; 4:10; Heb 3:12; 9:14; 10:31; 12:22; Rev 7:2
  23. Matthew 16:17 : John 1:42; 21:15-17
  24. Matthew 16:17 : 1 Cor 15:50; Gal 1:16; Eph 6:12; Heb 2:14
  25. Matthew 16:18 : Matt 4:18
  26. Matthew 16:18 : Matt 11:23
  27. Matthew 16:19 : Is 22:22; Rev 1:18; 3:7
  28. Matthew 16:19 : Matt 18:18; John 20:23
  29. Matthew 16:20 : Matt 8:4; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21
  30. Matthew 16:20 : Matt 1:16; 16:16; John 11:27
  31. Matthew 16:21 : Matt 16:21-28: Mark 8:31-9:1; Luke 9:22-27
  32. Matthew 16:21 : Matt 12:40; 17:9, 12, 22f; 20:18f; 27:63; Mark 9:12, 31; Luke 17:25; 18:32; 24:7; John 2:19
  33. Matthew 16:23 : Matt 4:10
  34. Matthew 16:24 : Matt 10:38; Luke 14:27
  35. Matthew 16:25 : Matt 10:39
  36. Matthew 16:27 : Matt 8:20
  37. Matthew 16:27 : Matt 10:23; 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 13:26; Luke 21:27; John 21:22; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 15:23; 1 Thess 1:10; 4:16; 2 Thess 1:7, 10; 2:1, 8; James 5:7f; 2 Pet 1:16; 3:4, 12; 1 John 2:28; Rev 1:7
  38. Matthew 16:27 : Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; Rom 2:6; 14:12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:10; Eph 6:8; Col 3:25; Rev 2:23; 20:12; 22:12
  39. Matthew 16:28 : Matt 8:20
  40. Matthew 16:28 : Matt 10:23; 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 13:26; Luke 21:27; John 21:22; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor 15:23; 1 Thess 1:10; 4:16; 2 Thess 1:7, 10; 2:1, 8; James 5:7f; 2 Pet 1:16; 3:4, 12; 1 John 2:28; Rev 1:7

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