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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Matthew 16 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/matthew/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Matthew 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/15.htm" title="Matthew 15">◄</a> Matthew 16 <a href="../matthew/17.htm" title="Matthew 17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch47016" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn47016" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">The Demand for a Sign.</span> <span id="v47016001" class="ver">1</span><a id="rfn47016001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016001-1">*</a> <a id="ren47016001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016001-a">a</a> The Pharisees and Sadducees came and, to test him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. <span id="v47016002" class="ver">2</span><a id="rfn47016002-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016002-1">*</a> He said to them in reply, “[In the evening you say, ‘Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky is red’; <span id="v47016003" class="ver">3</span><a id="ren47016003-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016003-b">b</a> and, in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge the signs of the times.] <span id="v47016004" class="ver">4</span><a id="ren47016004-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016004-c">c</a> An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”<a id="rfn47016004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016004-1">*</a> Then he left them and went away.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</span> <span id="v47016005" class="ver">5</span><a id="ren47016005-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016005-d">d</a> In coming to the other side of the sea,<a id="rfn47016005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016005-1">*</a> the disciples had forgotten to bring bread. <span id="v47016006" class="ver">6</span><a id="ren47016006-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016006-e">e</a> Jesus said to them, “Look out, and beware of the leaven<a id="rfn47016006-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016006-1">*</a> of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” <span id="v47016007" class="ver">7</span><a id="rfn47016007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016007-1">*</a> They concluded among themselves, saying, “It is because we have brought no bread.” <span id="v47016008" class="ver">8</span>When Jesus became aware of this he said, “You of little faith, why do you conclude among yourselves that it is because you have no bread? <span id="v47016009" class="ver">9</span><a id="ren47016009-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016009-f">f</a> Do you not yet understand, and do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many wicker baskets you took up? <span id="v47016010" class="ver">10</span><a id="ren47016010-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016010-g">g</a> Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up? <span id="v47016011" class="ver">11</span>How do you not comprehend that I was not speaking to you about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” <span id="v47016012" class="ver">12</span>Then they understood<a id="rfn47016012-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016012-1">*</a> that he was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">Peter’s Confession About Jesus.<a id="rfn47016013-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016013-1">*</a></span> <span id="v47016013" class="ver">13</span><a id="ren47016013-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016013-h">h</a> When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi<a id="rfn47016013-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016013-2">*</a> he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” <span id="v47016014" class="ver">14</span><a id="ren47016014-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016014-i">i</a> They replied, “Some say John the Baptist,<a id="rfn47016014-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016014-1">*</a> others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” <span id="v47016015" class="ver">15</span>He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” <span id="v47016016" class="ver">16</span><a id="rfn47016016-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016016-1">*</a> <a id="ren47016016-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016016-j">j</a> Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” <span id="v47016017" class="ver">17</span>Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood<a id="rfn47016017-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016017-1">*</a> has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. <span id="v47016018" class="ver">18</span><a id="ren47016018-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016018-k">k</a> And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church,<a id="rfn47016018-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016018-1">*</a> and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. <span id="v47016019" class="ver">19</span><a id="ren47016019-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016019-l">l</a> I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.<a id="rfn47016019-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016019-1">*</a> Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” <span id="v47016020" class="ver">20</span><a id="rfn47016020-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016020-1">*</a> <a id="ren47016020-m" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016020-m">m</a> Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The First Prediction of the Passion.<a id="rfn47016021-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016021-1">*</a></span> <span id="v47016021" class="ver">21</span><a id="ren47016021-n" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016021-n">n</a> From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he<a id="rfn47016021-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016021-2">*</a> must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.<a id="ren47016021-o" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016021-o">o</a> <span id="v47016022" class="ver">22</span><a id="rfn47016022-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016022-1">*</a> Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” <span id="v47016023" class="ver">23</span><a id="ren47016023-p" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016023-p">p</a> He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Conditions of Discipleship.<a id="rfn47016024-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016024-1">*</a></span> <span id="v47016024" class="ver">24</span><a id="ren47016024-q" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016024-q">q</a> Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,<a id="rfn47016024-2" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016024-2">*</a> take up his cross, and follow me. <span id="v47016025" class="ver">25</span><a id="ren47016025-r" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016025-r">r</a> For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.<a id="rfn47016025-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016025-1">*</a> <span id="v47016026" class="ver">26</span>What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? <span id="v47016027" class="ver">27</span><a id="rfn47016027-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016027-1">*</a> <a id="ren47016027-s" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en47016027-s">s</a> For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay everyone according to his conduct. <span id="v47016028" class="ver">28</span><a id="rfn47016028-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn47016028-1">*</a> Amen, 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.”</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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