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Matthew 16

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Matthew 16 . 1

1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.CMatthew 16:01-04TOSKMatthew 16:1

Matthew 16 . 2

2 But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’CMatthew 16:01-04TOSKMatthew 16:2

Matthew 16 . 3

3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.CMatthew 16:01-04TOSKMatthew 16:3

Matthew 16 . 4

4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.CMatthew 16:01-04 · Matthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:4

Matthew 16 . 5

5 When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:5

Matthew 16 . 6

6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:6TTUnleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)

Matthew 16 . 7

7 They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.”CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:7

Matthew 16 . 8

8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:8

Matthew 16 . 9

9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:9

Matthew 16 . 10

10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:10

Matthew 16 . 11

11 How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:11

Matthew 16 . 12

12 Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.CMatthew 16:04-17TOSKMatthew 16:12

Matthew 16 . 13

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”CMatthew 16:04-17 · Matthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:13

Matthew 16 . 14

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”CMatthew 16:04-17 · Matthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:14

Matthew 16 . 15

15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?”CMatthew 16:04-17 · Matthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:15

Matthew 16 . 16

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”CMatthew 16:04-17 · Matthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:16

Matthew 16 . 17

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.CMatthew 16:04-17 · Matthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:17

Matthew 16 . 18

18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.CMatthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:18TTEliakim (Key of David)

Matthew 16 . 19

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."IPIsaiah 22:22CMatthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:19TTEliakim (Key of David)

Matthew 16 . 20

20 Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.CMatthew 16:13-20TOSKMatthew 16:20

Matthew 16 . 21

21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.TOSKMatthew 16:21

Matthew 16 . 22

22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”TOSKMatthew 16:22

Matthew 16 . 23

23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”TOSKMatthew 16:23

Matthew 16 . 24

24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.CMatthew 16:24-27TOSKMatthew 16:24

Matthew 16 . 25

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.CMatthew 16:24-27 · Matthew 16:25-26TOSKMatthew 16:25

Matthew 16 . 26

26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?CMatthew 16:24-27 · Matthew 16:25-26TOSKMatthew 16:26

Matthew 16 . 27

27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.IPDaniel 7:13-14CMatthew 16:24-27TOSKMatthew 16:27

Matthew 16 . 28

28 Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”CMatthew 16:28-17:09TOSKMatthew 16:28

In the wider web10 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions Matthew 16:19 → Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:27-28 → Daniel 7:13-14

Trajectories

Eliakim (Key of David), Unleavened Bread (Purity and Sincerity)

Chiasms

Shaped Matthew 16:01–04, Matthew 16:04–17, Matthew 16:13–20, Matthew 16:24–27, Matthew 16:25–26, Matthew 16:28–17:09