Matthew 16:1-19 ▼

1 Then the Pharisees and the Sadducees came, with a captious design, and desired him to show them some miracle in the sky.

2 but he answered them, in the evening you foretel fair weather: when the sky is of a bright red.

3 and in the morning, a foul day: when the sky is of a dusky red, hypocrites, can ye judge of the appearance of the sky, and yet not discern the signs of these times?

4 a wicked degenerate race demand a miracle; but no miracle shall they have beside that of the prophet Jonas, and so leaving them, he went away.

5 Now at their departure to go to the other side, his disciples had forgot to take bread.

6 and Jesus said to them, have a care of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees.

7 upon which they said to one another, this comes from our not taking any bread.

8 which Jesus perceiving, he said, distrustful men, why do ye trouble your heads about forgetting the bread?

9 where's your understanding? don't you remember the five loaves among five thousand and how many baskets ye took away?

10 nor the seven loaves among the four thousand, and how many baskets ye carried away?

11 why, can't you perceive, that in cautioning you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the Sadducees, I did not speak of bread?

12 then they perceived, he did not caution them against the leaven of bread, but against the Pharisaick and Sadducean doctrine.

13 As Jesus was going to the district of Cesarea-Philippi, he asked his disciples, what do people say of me? that I am a common man?

14 they replied, some think you are John the Baptist, some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 but what, said he, do you take me to be?

16 Simon Peter made answer, thou art Christ the son of the living God.

17 to whom Jesus reply'd, blessed art thou Simon, son of Jona: for 'tis not man that hath revealed this unto thee, but my father who is in heaven.

18 and I tell thee likewise, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will hereafter build my church: and death shall not prevail against it.

19 and I will give you the keys of the gospel-kingdom: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.