Matthew 16:1-17

Pharisees Test Jesus

1 ¹The ²Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they ³asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

2 But He replied to them, "⁴When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

3 "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' ⁵Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot * discern the signs of the times?

4 "⁶An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

5 And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.

6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and ⁷beware of the leaven of the ⁸Pharisees and Sadducees."

7 They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread."

8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, "⁹You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?

9 "Do you not yet understand or remember ¹⁰the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up?

10 "Or ¹¹the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up?

11 "How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But ¹²beware of the leaven of the ¹³Pharisees and Sadducees."

12 Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the ¹⁴Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter's Confession of Christ

13 ¹⁵Now when Jesus came into the district of ¹⁶Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that ¹⁷the Son of Man is?"

14 And they said, "Some say ¹⁸John the Baptist; and others, ¹⁹Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

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

16 Simon Peter answered, "You are ²⁰the Christ, ²¹the Son of ²²the living God."

17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, ²³Simon Barjona, because ²⁴flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 16:1-12: {Mark 8:11-21}
• 2. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 16:6, 11, 12
• 3. Matthew 12:38; Luke 11:16
• 4. Luke 12:54
• 5. Luke 12:56
• 6. Matthew 12:39; Luke 11:29
• 7. Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1
• 8. Matthew 3:7
• 9. Matthew 6:30; Matthew 8:26; Matthew 14:31
• 10. Matthew 14:17-21
• 11. Matthew 15:34-38
• 12. Matthew 16:6; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1
• 13. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 16:6, 12
• 14. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 5:20
• 15. Matthew 16:13-16: {Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20}
• 16. Mark 8:27
• 17. Matthew 8:20; Matthew 16:27, 28
• 18. Matthew 14:2
• 19. Matthew 17:10; Mark 6:15; Luke 9:8; John 1:21
• 20. Matthew 1:16; Matthew 16:20; John 11:27
• 21. Matthew 4:3
• 22. Psalms 42:2; Matthew 26:63; Acts 14:15; Romans 9:26; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 10:31; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 7:2
• 23. John 1:42; John 21:15-17
• 24. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "attesting miracle"
• [b]. Early mss do not contain the rest of v 2 and v 3
• [c]. Lit "face"
• [d]. Or "attesting miracle"
• [e]. Or "attesting miracle"
• [f]. Or "yeast"
• [g]. Or "yeast"
• [h]. Gr "Elias"
• [i]. Gr "Jeremias"
• [j]. I.e. the Messiah
• [k]. I.e. son of Jonah