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Themes in Matthew 16
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Themes in Matthew 16

Matthew 16:1

And [when] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test [him], they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Matthew 16:2

So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'

Matthew 16:3

and early in the morning, 'Today [it will be] stormy weather, because the sky is red [and] darkening.' You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able [to evaluate] the signs of the times.

Matthew 16:4

An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!" And he left them [and] went away.

Matthew 16:5

And [when] the disciples arrived at the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

Matthew 16:6

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Matthew 16:7

So they were discussing [this] among themselves, saying, "[It is] because we did not take bread."

Matthew 16:8

But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?

Matthew 16:9

Do you not yet understand or do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Matthew 16:10

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

Matthew 16:11

How do you not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Matthew 16:12

Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 16:13

Now [when] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea {Philippi}, he began asking his disciples, saying, "Who do people say [that] the Son of Man is?"

Matthew 16:14

And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

Matthew 16:15

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

Matthew 16:16

And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"

Matthew 16:17

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

Matthew 16:18

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

Matthew 16:19

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven."

Matthew 16:20

Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.

Matthew 16:21

From that time [on] Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many [things] from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

Matthew 16:22

And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

Matthew 16:23

But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.

Matthew 16:26

For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and at that time he will reward each one according to {what he has done}.

Matthew 16:28

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
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