16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a ①sign from heaven.
▷ ①I.e., confirming miracle
16:2 But He replied to them, “ ①When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
▷ ①Early mss do not contain the rest of v 2 and v 3
16:3 And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the ①appearance of the sky, but are you unable to discern the signs of the times?
▷ ①Lit face
16:4 An evil and adulterous generation wants a ①sign; and so a ②sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.
▷ ①I.e., confirming miracle ②I.e., confirming miracle
16:5 And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.
16:6 And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the ①leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
▷ ①I.e., fermented dough
16:7 They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring any bread.”
16:8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “You men of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
16:9 Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?
16:10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets you picked up?
16:11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread? But beware of the ①leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
▷ ①I.e., as a symbol of corruption
16:12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the ①leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
▷ ①I.e., fermented dough
16:13 Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
16:14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, ①Elijah; and still others, ②Jeremiah, or one of the other prophets.”
▷ ①Gr Elias ②Gr Jeremias
16:15 He *said to them, “But who do you yourselves say that I am?”
16:16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the ①Christ, the Son of the living God.”
▷ ①I.e., Messiah
16:17 And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon ①Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
▷ ①I.e., son of Jonah
16:18 And I also say to you that you are ①Peter, and upon this ②rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
▷ ①Gr Petros, a stone ②Gr petra, massive rock formation; bedrock
16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you ①bind on earth ②shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you ③loose on earth ④shall have been loosed in heaven.”
▷ ①I.e., forbid ②Gr fut. pft. pass. tense ③I.e., permit ④Gr fut. pft. pass. tense
16:20 Then He gave the disciples strict orders that they were to tell no one that He was the ①Christ.
▷ ①I.e., Messiah
16:21 From that time ①Jesus began to ②point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day.
▷ ①Two early mss Jesus Christ ②Or show
16:22 And yet Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “ ①God forbid it, Lord! This shall never ②happen to You!”
▷ ①Lit (God be) merciful to You ②Lit be
16:23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on ①God’s purposes, but men’s.”
▷ ①Lit the things of God
16:24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
16:25 For whoever wants to save his ①life will lose it; but whoever loses his ②life for My sake will find it.
▷ ①Or soul ②Or soul
16:26 For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but ①forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?
▷ ①I.e., suffers the loss of
16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS ①DEEDS.
▷ ①Lit activity
16:28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”