1 ¶ The Pharisees and the Sadducees came to tempt him; they asked him to show them a sign from the heaven.

The proud religious law-keepers and a religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead came to Jesus. They asked Him to show something special from heaven. They wanted to trap Jesus.

2 B ut he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather, for the heaven is glowing with an aurora.

(He said to them, “In the evening you say, ‘The weather will be good tomorrow because the sky is red.’

3 A nd in the morning, It will be foul weather today, for the heaven has an aurora and is cloudy. O ye hypocrites, ye know how to make decisions based on the face of the heaven, and regarding the signs of the times are ye unable?

And in the morning you say, ‘We will have a storm today because the sky is red and the clouds are low.’ You understand the things you see in the sky, but you cannot understand the special things you see these days!)

4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and departed.

The sinful people of this day go after something special to see. There will be nothing special for them to see but the early preacher Jonah.” Then He went away from them. Jesus Shows That the Teaching of the Proud Religious Law-Keepers Is Wrong

5 ¶ And when his disciples were coming from the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

The followers came to the other side of the lake. They remembered they had forgotten to bring bread.

6 T hen Jesus said unto them, Take heed and keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Jesus said to them, “See! Have nothing to do with the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers and the religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead.”

7 A nd they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

They started to think about it among themselves and said, “He said this because we forgot to bring bread.”

8 W hich when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves that ye have brought no bread?

Jesus knew this and said, “You have very little faith! Why are you talking among yourselves about not bringing bread?

9 D o ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Do you not yet understand or remember the five loaves of bread that fed five thousand men? And how many baskets full were gathered up?

10 N either the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Or do you not even remember the seven loaves of bread that fed the four thousand men? And how many baskets full were gathered up?

11 H ow is it that ye do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread that ye should keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Why is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread? I was talking to you about keeping away from the yeast of the proud religious law-keepers and the religious group of people who believe no one will be raised from the dead.”

12 T hen they understood that he bade them not to keep themselves from the leaven of bread, but from the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Then they understood that it was not the yeast of bread that He was talking about. But He was talking about the teaching of the proud religious law-keepers and of the other religious group of people. Peter Says Jesus Is the Christ

13 ¶ When Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am?

Jesus came into the country of Caesarea Philippi. He asked His followers, “Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

14 A nd they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.

They said, “Some say You are John the Baptist and some say Elijah and others say Jeremiah or one of the early preachers.”

15 H e said unto them, But who say ye that I am?

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

16 A nd Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

17 A nd Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

Jesus said to him, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are happy because you did not learn this from man. My Father in heaven has shown you this.

18 A nd I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, a small rock and upon the large rock I will build my congregation, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.

“And I tell you that you are Peter. On this rock I will build My church. The powers of hell will not be able to have power over My church.

19 A nd I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever thou shalt bind on the earth shall be bound in the heavens, and whatever thou shalt loose on the earth shall be loosed in the heaven.

I will give you the keys of the holy nation of heaven. Whatever you do not allow on earth will not have been allowed in heaven. Whatever you allow on earth will have been allowed in heaven.”

20 T hen he charged his disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

Then with strong words He told His followers to tell no one that He was the Christ. Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time

21 ¶ From that time forth Jesus began to declare unto his disciples, how it was expedient for him to go unto Jerusalem and to suffer many things of the elders and the princes of the priests and of the scribes and to be killed and to be raised again the third day.

From that time on Jesus began to tell His followers that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. These hard things would come from the leaders and from the head religious leaders of the Jews and from the teachers of the Law. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.

22 T hen Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, Lord, be it far from thee; in no wise shall this happen unto thee.

Peter took Jesus away from the others and spoke sharp words to Him. He said, “Never, Lord! This must not happen to You!”

23 B ut he turned and said unto Peter, Remove thyself from before me, Satan; thou art an offence unto me, for thou dost not understand that which is of God, but that which is of men.

Then Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are standing in My way. You are not thinking how God thinks. You are thinking how man thinks.” Giving Up Riches

24 ¶ Then Jesus said unto his disciples, If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Jesus said to His followers, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must forget about himself. He must take up his cross and follow Me.

25 F or whosoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

If anyone wants to keep his life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me, he will save it.

26 F or 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 what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? What can a man give to buy back his soul?

27 F or the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he shall reward everyone according to their works.

The Son of Man will come in the greatness of His Father with His angels. Then He will give to every man his pay as he has worked.

28 V erily I say unto you, There are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

For sure, I tell you, there are some standing here that will not die until they see the Son of Man coming as King.”