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Matthew 16

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Matthew 16 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

ASV: 1ASV

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

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But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

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

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In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!

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And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times.

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An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them and departed.

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An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

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The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

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And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.

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Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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

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They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

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And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

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Jesus, perceiving it, said, “Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, because you have brought no bread?

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And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?

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Don’t you yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up,

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

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or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

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

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How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

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

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Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”

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Now when Jesus came into the parts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that the Son of man is?

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They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

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

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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, 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 answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

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

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I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

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

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I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”

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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 commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

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

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From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

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

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Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”

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And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.

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But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”

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But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.

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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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

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For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.

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

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For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

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For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

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For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will give to everyone according to his deeds.

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For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then shall he render unto every man according to his deeds.

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Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

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Verily I say unto you, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.