1 T he 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.

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

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

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

3 A nd 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!)

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?

4 T he 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

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.

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

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

6 J esus 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.”

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

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

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

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

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

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

Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

11 W hy 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.”

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?

12 T hen 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

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.

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

When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

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

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

15 H e said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 S imon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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

17 J esus 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.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

18 “ 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.

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.

19 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.”

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.

20 T hen 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

Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

21 F rom 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.

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.

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

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

23 T hen 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

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.

24 J esus 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.

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.

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

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

26 F or 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?

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?

27 T he 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.

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.

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

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.