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1 One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
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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 replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;
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But he replied, "At evening you say, ‘It will be nice weather because the sky is bright red.'
3 red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to 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 Only an evil, adulterous generation would demand a miraculous sign, but the only sign I will give them is the sign of the prophet Jonah. ” Then Jesus left them and went away.
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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 Later, after they crossed to the other side of the lake, the disciples discovered 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 “Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast 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 At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread.
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They discussed this among themselves and said, "We didn't bring any bread."
8 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “You have so little faith! Why are you arguing with each other about having 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 Don’t you understand even yet? Don’t you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up?
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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 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up?
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And the seven loaves that fed the four thousand and how many large baskets of leftovers you gathered?
11 Why can’t you understand that I’m not talking about bread? So again I say, ‘Beware of the yeast 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 at last they understood that he wasn’t speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive 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 When Jesus came to the region 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 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other 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 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
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He said, "And what about you? Who do you say that I am?"
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
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Simon Peter said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17 Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.
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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 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer 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 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted 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 sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
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Then he ordered the disciples not to tell anybody that he was the Christ.
21 From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.
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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 But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will 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 Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”
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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 said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your 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 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save 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 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your 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 will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.
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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 And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before 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."