1 fFor ver. 1-12, see Mark 8:11-21 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, andgJohn 8:6 to test himh1 Cor. 1:22; See ch. 12:38 they asked him to show themiLuke 11:16; 21:11 a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, j[Luke 12:54, 55] “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. ’ 3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening. ’kLuke 12:56 You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpretl[ch. 12:28; Luke 19:44] the signs of the times. 4 mSee ch. 12:39 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ” Sonch. 4:13; 21:17 he left them and departed.
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch andoLuke 12:1 beware ofp1 Cor. 5:6-8; Gal. 5:9 the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ” 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread. ” 8 Butqch. 26:10 Jesus, aware of this, said, rSee ch. 6:30 “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 sch. 15:16 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remembertch. 14:17-21 the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Oruch. 15:34-38 the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread?o[See ver. 6 above] Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ” 12 vch. 17:13 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but ofw[ch. 5:20; 23:3] the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 xFor ver. 13-16, see Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is? ” 14 And they said, “Some sayych. 14:2; Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7 John the Baptist, others sayzMark 6:15; Luke 9:8; [ch. 17:10; Mark 9:11; John 1:21] Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. ” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am? ” 16 Simon Peter replied,aJohn 11:27 “You arebSee ch. 1:17 the Christ,cSee ch. 14:33 the Son ofdDeut. 5:26; Josh. 3:10; Ps. 42:2; Jer. 10:10; Dan. 6:20; Hos. 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Cor. 3:3; 1 Tim. 4:10 the living God. ” 17 And Jesus answered him, e[ch. 13:16] “Blessed are you,f[John 1:42; 21:15-17] Simon Bar-Jonah! Forg1 Cor. 15:50; Gal. 1:16 (Gk.); Eph. 6:12; Heb. 2:14 flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,h1 Cor. 2:10; 12:3; [ch. 11:25; John 6:45] but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you,i[ch. 10:2; John 1:42] you are Peter, andjEph. 2:20; Rev. 21:14; [ch. 7:24] on this rock I will build my church, andkJob 38:17; Isa. 38:10 the gates oflSee ch. 11:23 hell shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give youm[Isa. 22:22; Rev. 1:18; 3:7] the keys of the kingdom of heaven, andn[ch. 18:18; John 20:23] whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed1Or shall have been bound . . . shall have been loosed in heaven. ” 20 oMark 8:30; Luke 9:21; [ch. 17:9]; See ch. 12:16 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
21 pFor ver. 21-28, see Mark 8:31–9:1; Luke 9:22-27; [ch. 17:12, 22, 23; 20:17-19] From that time Jesus began to show his disciples thatqch. 20:18; [Luke 13:33] he must go to Jerusalem andrch. 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7 suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and onsSee ch. 27:63; John 2:19 the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord!1Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!” This shall never happen to you. ” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, t[ch. 4:10] “Get behind me, Satan! You areuSee ch. 13:41 a hindrance to me. For youvRom. 8:5; Phil. 3:19; Col. 3:2; [Phil. 2:5] are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man. ”
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let himw[2 Tim. 2:12, 13] deny himself andxSee ch. 10:38, 39 take up his cross and follow me. 25 Forx[See ver. 24 above] whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 Fory[Luke 12:20] what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Orz[Ps. 49:7, 8] what shall a man give in return for his life? 27 ach. 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; Dan. 7:10, 13; Zech. 14:5; John 1:51; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 1:10; 4:16; Jude 14; Rev. 1:7; [Deut. 33:2] For the Son of Man is going to come withbch. 13:41 his angels in the glory of his Father, andcRom. 2:6; 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; Heb. 9:27; 1 Pet. 1:17; Rev. 2:23; 20:12; 22:12; See Acts 10:42; 1 Cor. 3:8 then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will notdJohn 8:52; Heb. 2:9 taste deathe[ch. 10:23; 23:36; 24:34] until they see the Son of ManfLuke 23:42 coming in his kingdom. ”