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Leaders Demand a Miraculous Sign

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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Pharisees and Sadducees Seek a Sign

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;

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He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

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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!a

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And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

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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.b” Then Jesus left them and went away.

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A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

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Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees

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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Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

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“Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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At this they began to argue with each other because they hadn’t brought any bread.

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And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

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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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Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

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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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Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

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Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up?

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Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

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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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How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

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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 understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”c

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Peter's Confession of Christ

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

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“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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And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

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Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

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He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,d the Son of the living God.”

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And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John,e because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

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And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

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Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),f and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hellg will not conquer it.

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And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

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And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbidh on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permiti on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

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And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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Then he sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

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Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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Jesus Predicts His Death

From then on Jesusj 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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Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

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But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand himk for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!”

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Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

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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, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

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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.

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Take Up Your Cross

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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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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For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

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And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?l Is anything worth more than your soul?

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For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

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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 Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

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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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Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

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