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each other about having no 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? 10 Or the 4,000 I fed
with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up? 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.’”
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.
— promises —
from God
“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.”
M AT T H EW 16:2 5
Peter’s Declaration about Jesus
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do
people say that the Son of Man is?”*
14 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the
Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say
I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,* 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. 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. 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.”
20 Then he sternly warned the disciples not to
tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Predicts His Death
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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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!”
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.”
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any
of you wants to be my follower, you must give
up your own way, take up your 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. 26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your
own soul?* Is anything worth more than your
soul? 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. 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.”
The Transfiguration
Six days later Jesus took Peter and the
two brothers, James and John, and led
them up a high mountain to be alone. 2 As the
men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and
his clothes became as white as light. 3 Suddenly,
Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking
with Jesus.
4 Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us
to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters
as memorials*—one for you, one for Moses, and
one for Elijah.”
5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud
said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings
me great joy. Listen to him.” 6 The disciples were
terrified and fell face down on the ground.
7 Then Jesus came over and touched them.
“Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8 And when
they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone,
and they saw only Jesus.
9 As they went back down the mountain,
Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone
what you have seen until the Son of Man* has
been raised from the dead.”
10 Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the
teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must
return before the Messiah comes?*”
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first
to get everything ready. 12 But I tell you, Elijah
17
16:13 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself. 16:16 Or
the Christ. Messiah (a Hebrew term) and Christ (a Greek term)
both mean “anointed one.” 16:17 Greek Simon bar-Jonah;
see John 1:42; 21:15-17. 16:18a Greek that you are Peter.
16:18b Greek and the gates of Hades. 16:19a Or bind, or lock.
16:19b Or loose, or open. 16:21 Some manuscripts read Jesus
the Messiah. 16:22 Or began to correct him. 16:26 Or your
self? also in 16:26b. 17:4 Greek three tabernacles. 17:9 “Son
of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself. 17:10 Greek that
Elijah must come first?
