Matthew Chapter 16
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked
him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, "When
it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is
red.' 3 And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is
red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of
the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 An evil
and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be
given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to
bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 7 And they discussed it
among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread." 8 But Jesus, aware
of this, said, "O men of little faith, why do you discuss among
yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet
perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand,
and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves of the
four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that
you fail to perceive that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the
leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." 12 Then they understood that
he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the
teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, "Who do men say that the Son of man is?" 14 And
they said, "Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others
Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But who do
you say that I am?" 16 Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the
Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you,
Simon Bar-Joan! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,
but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter,
and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of
death shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of
the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in
heaven." 20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one
that he was the Christ.
21 From that time 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 on the
third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him and began to rebuke him,
saying, "God forbid, Lord!
 This
shall never happen to you." 23 But he turned and said to Peter,
"Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you are
not on the side of God, but of men."
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me,
let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For
whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life
for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man, if he
gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man
give in return for his life? 27 For the Son of man is to come with
his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every
man for what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some
standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of
man coming in his kingdom."
Mark Chapter 8
1 In those days, when again a great crowd
had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples
to him, and said to them, 2 "I have compassion on the crowd, because
they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; 3
and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on
the way; and some of them have come a long way." 4 And his disciples
answered him, "How can one feed these men with bread here in the
desert?" 5 And he asked them, "How many loaves have you?" They said,
"Seven." 6 And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground; and
he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks he broke them and
gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set
them before the crowd. 7 And they had a few small fish; and having
blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before
them. 8 And they ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the
broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 9 And there were about
four thousand people. 10 And he sent them away; and immediately he
got into the boat with his disciples, and went to the district of
Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came and began to argue
with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And
he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, "Why does this generation
seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this
generation." 13 And he left them, and getting into the boat again
he departed to the other side.
14 Now they had forgotten to bring
bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he
cautioned them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." 16 And they discussed it with
one another, saying, "We have no bread." 17 And being aware of it,
Jesus said to them, "Why do you discuss the fact that you have no
bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts
hardened? 18 Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not
hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves for
the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you
take up?" They said to him, "Twelve." 20 "And the seven for the
four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take
up?" And they said to him, "Seven." 21 And he said to them, "Do you
not yet understand?"
22 And they came to Beth-saida. And some
people brought to him a blind man, and begged him to touch him. 23
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the
village; and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands upon
him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?" 24 And he looked up and
said, "I see men; but they look like trees, walking." 25 Then again
he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was
restored, and saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his
home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."
27 And Jesus went on with his disciples, to
the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his
disciples, "Who do men say that I am?" 28 And they told him, "John
the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others one of the
prophets." 29 And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Peter answered him, "You are the Christ." 30 And he charged them to
tell no one about him.
 31
And he began to teach them that the Son
of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and
the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three
days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him,
and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples,
he rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are
not on the side of God, but of men."
34 And he called to him the multitude with
his disciples, and said to them, "If any man would come after me,
let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For
whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life
for my sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 For what does it
profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 37 For
what can a man give in return for his life? 38 For whoever is
ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he
comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
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