The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs
1 qAnd the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them,1 “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 rAn evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except sthe sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5 tWhen the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and ubeware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, v“O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 wDo you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and xhow many baskets you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and yhow many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand 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.
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
13 zNow when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say aJohn the Baptist, others say bElijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the cprophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, d“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, ebut my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and fon this grock2 I will hbuild my church, and the igates of hell3 shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the jkeys of the kingdom of heaven, and kwhatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed4 in heaven.” 20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
21 lFrom 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 mthird day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord!5 This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, n“Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance6 to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
24 oThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and ptake up his cross and qfollow me. 25 rFor whoever would save his life7 will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he sgains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to tcome with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person uaccording to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are vsome standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
1 bIn 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 ccompassion 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 from far away.” 4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?” 5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 And he directed 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 said that these also should be set before them. 8 And they date and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full. 9 And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away. 10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.1
The Pharisees Demand a Sign
11 eThe 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, f“Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to gthis generation.” 13 And he left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod
14 hNow they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; ibeware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”2 16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? jDo you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts khardened? 18 lHaving 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, mhow many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.” 20 “And the seven for the four thousand, nhow 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?”
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a oblind 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 pspit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus3 laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, saying, q“Do not even enter the village.”
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
27 rAnd Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, s“John the Baptist; and others say, tElijah; and others, one of the uprophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, v“You are the Christ.” 30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
31 wAnd he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be xrejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after ythree days rise again. 32 And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, z“Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
34 aAnd calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and btake up his cross and cfollow me. 35 dFor whoever would save his life4 will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the egospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to fgain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul? 38 For whoever is gashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he hcomes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
