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.

Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up to Jesus, and they asked Him to show them a sign (spectacular miracle) from heaven.

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

He replied to them, When it is evening you 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 stormy today, for the sky is red and has a gloomy and threatening look. You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret 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 morally unfaithful generation craves a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. Then He left them and went away.

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

When the disciples reached the other side of the sea, they found that they had forgotten to bring any 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.”

Jesus said to them, Be careful and on your guard against the leaven (ferment) of the Pharisees and 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 about it, saying, It is because we did not bring any bread.

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

But Jesus, aware of this, asked, Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? O you little faith!

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 you not yet discern (perceive and understand)? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many '> small hand] baskets you gathered?

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?

Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many '> large provision] baskets you 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 you fail to understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But beware of the leaven (ferment) of the Pharisees and 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 they discerned that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and 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?”

Now when Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, Who do people say that the Son of Man is?

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 answered, Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.

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

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

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

Simon Peter replied, You are 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.

Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who 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 tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock '> huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower 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.”

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already 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 He sternly and strictly charged and warned the disciples to tell no one 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 Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders and the high priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised from death.

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 aside to speak to Him privately and began to reprove and charge Him sharply, saying, God forbid, Lord! This must never happen to You!

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 Jesus turned away from Peter and said to him, Get behind Me, Satan! You are in My way; for you are minding what partakes not of the nature and quality of God, but 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 Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to be My disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me '> cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example in living and, if need be, in dying, also].

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 whoever is bent on saving his life shall lose it; and whoever loses 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 will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life '> life in the kingdom of God]? Or what would a man give as an exchange for his life ?

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 is going to come in the glory (majesty, splendor) of His Father with His angels, and then He will render account and reward every man in accordance with what he has done.

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.”

Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in (into) His kingdom.