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1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
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The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus. In order 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. ’
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But he replied, "At evening you say, ‘It will be nice weather because the sky is bright 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.
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And in the morning you say, ‘There will be bad weather today because the sky is cloudy.' You know how to make sense of the sky's appearance. But you are unable to recognize the signs that point to what the time is.
4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ”So he left them and departed.
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An evil and unfaithful generation searches for a sign. But it won't receive any sign except Jonah's sign." Then he left them and went away.
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread.
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When the disciples arrived on the other side of the lake, they had forgotten to bring bread.
6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ”
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Jesus said to them, "Watch out and be on your guard for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread. ”
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They discussed this among themselves and said, "We didn't bring any bread."
8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?
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Jesus knew what they were discussing and said, "You people of weak faith! Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you don't have any bread?
9 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?
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Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember the five loaves that fed the five thousand and how many baskets of leftovers you gathered?
10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?
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And the seven loaves that fed the four thousand and how many large baskets of leftovers 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. ”
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Don't you know that I wasn't talking about bread? But be on your guard for the yeast 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.
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Then they understood that he wasn't telling them to be on their guard for yeast used in making bread. No, he was telling them to watch out for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is? ”
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Now when Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Human One is?"
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. ”
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They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the other prophets."
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am? ”
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He said, "And what about you? Who do you say that I am?"
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. ”
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Simon Peter said, "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, but my Father who is in heaven.
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Then Jesus replied, "Happy are you, Simon son of Jonah, because no human has shown this to you. Rather my Father who is in heaven has shown you.
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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I tell you that you are Peter. And I'll build my church on this rock. The gates of the underworld won't be able to stand 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. ”
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I'll give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Anything you fasten on earth will be fastened in heaven. Anything you loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven."
20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
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Then he ordered the disciples not to tell anybody 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.
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From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and legal experts, and that he had to be killed and raised on the third day.
22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you. ”
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Then Peter took hold of Jesus and, scolding him, began to correct him: "God forbid, Lord! This won't 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 setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man. ”
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But he turned to Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stone that could make me stumble, for you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts."
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, "All who want to come after me must say no to themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.
25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
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All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me will find them.
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
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Why would people gain the whole world but lose their lives? What will people give in exchange for their lives?
27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
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For the Human One is about to come with the majesty of his Father with his angels. And then he will repay each one for what that person has done.
28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. ”
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I assure you that some standing here won't die before they see the Human One coming in his kingdom."
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