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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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"><title>Matthew 16 GWT</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="../topmenuchap/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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GWT</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">GOD'S WORD® Translation</div><div class="chap"><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus. So they asked him to show them a miraculous sign from heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He responded to them, "In the evening you say that the weather will be fine because the sky is red. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And in the morning you say that there will be a storm today because the sky is red and overcast. You can forecast the weather by judging the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>"Evil and unfaithful people look for a miraculous sign. But the only sign they will be given is that of Jonah." Then he left them standing there and went away.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The disciples had forgotten to take any bread along when they went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Jesus said to them, "Be careful! Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!" <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The disciples had been discussing among themselves that they had not taken any bread along. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Jesus knew about their conversation and asked, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you don't have any bread? You have so little faith! <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you filled? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Don't you remember the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many large baskets you filled? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Why don't you understand that I wasn't talking to you about bread? Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!" <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then they understood that he didn't say to watch out for the yeast in bread, but to watch out for the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He asked them, "But who do you say I am?" <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!" <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jesus replied, "Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free." <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>From that time on Jesus began to inform his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem. There he would have to suffer a lot because of the leaders, chief priests, and scribes. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be brought back to life. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Peter took him aside and objected to this. He said, "Heaven forbid, Lord! This must never happen to you!" <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my way, Satan! You are tempting me to sin. You aren't thinking the way God thinks but the way humans think."</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will find them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life? <span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>The Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father's glory. Then he will pay back each person based on what that person has done.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/matthew/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>I can guarantee this truth: Some people who are standing here will not die until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of <a href="//www.godsword.org" target="_top">God's Word to the Nations</a>. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. 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