Matthew - Chapter 16

1 Now the Pharisees and Sadducees drew near, tempting him, and asking him to show them a sign from heaven. 2* But he answered, and said to them: 4 "An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Yona." And he left them, and departed from there.

5 And when his talmidim came to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread with them. 6 But he said to them: "Take attention, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees." 7 And they were reasoning among themselves saying it was because they had no taken bread. 8 But Yeshua knew and said to them: "Oh little of faith! Why do you reason among yourselves because you did not take bread? 9 Do you not yet understand? Do you not remember those five loaves of bread and the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Nor those seven loaves of bread and the four thousand, and the many baskets you took up? 11 How do you not understand that it was not concerning bread that I spoke to you; but that you should be aware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?" 12 Then they understood that he did not say to be aware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

13 And when Yeshua came into the region of Caesarea of Philippi, he was asking his talmidim, saying: "What do men say concerning me, that I am a Son of Man?" 14 And they said: "Some say Yokhanan the Baptiser; but others, Eliyahu; and others, Yeremi'ya, or one of the prophets. "15 He said to them: "But who do you say that I am?" 16 Shimon Keipha answered and said: "You are the Anointed, the Son of the living God." 17 Yeshua answered, and said to him: "Blessed are you, Shimon bar Yokhanan*; because flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 Also I say to you, that you are Keipha, and upon this rock, I will build my Temple, and the gates of Sheol shall not suppress it."

19 Turning to the twelve he said*: "I will give to all of you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven and anything that you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and the thing you loose on earth, will be loosed in heaven." 20 Then he commanded his talmidim that to men they should not say he was the Messiah.

21 From that time on, Yeshua began to make known to his talmidim that he was to go to Yerushalayim and to suffer much from the elders, and the chief priests and scribes, and he would be murdered, and that on the third day would rise up. 22 But Keipha took him and began rebuking him saying: "Far be it from you, Mari, that this should happen to you." 23 But he turned and said to Keipha: "Get behind me, accuser; you are a stumbling block to me because you do not think the things of God, rather the things of the sons of men."

24 Then Yeshua said to his talmidim: "He who wishes to follow after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow after me. 25 For, he who desires to save his life shall lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses his soul? What will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 It is necessary for the Son of Man is to come in the glory of his Father, with all his holy angels; and then he will reward every man according to his works. 28 Truly I say to you, that there are some men who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man come into his Kingdom."