Gospel According to Matthew - Modern Literal Version

Gospel According to Matthew (MLV)

Matthew 16)

^16:1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and testing him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.^16:2 But he answered and said to them, When it becomes evening, you* say, It will be fair-weather: for* the heaven is red.^16:3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for* the heaven is red and dismal. Hypocrites! You* know how to discern the face of the heaven; but you* are not able to discern the signs of the times.^16:4 An evil and adulterous generation is seeking after a sign; and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he left them and departed.

^16:5 And his disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.^16:6 And Jesus said to them, See and take-heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.^16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we took no bread.^16:8 And Jesus having known it said to them, O you* of little faith, why do you* reason among yourselves, because you* took no bread?^16:9 Do you* not yet perceive, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you* took up?^16:10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many baskets you* took up?^16:11 How is it that you* do not perceive that I did not speak to you* concerning bread? But to take-heed of things from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.^16:12 Then they understood that he did not say to take-heed of things from the leaven of bread, but of things from the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

^16:13 Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say, the Son of Man is?

^16:14 And they said, Some say John the Immerser*; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.

^16:15 He says to them, But who do you* say that I am?

^16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

^16:17 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah: because flesh and blood has not revealed it to you, but my Father who is in heaven.^16:18 And I also say to you, that you are _<24>Peter and upon this _<25>rock I will build my congregation; and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.^16:19 I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatever you bind on earth will have already been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth will have already been loosed in heaven.^16:20 Then he ordered the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.

^16:21 From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things of the elders and high-priests and scribes and be killed and the third day be raised up.^16:22 And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, God will be merciful to you, Lord. This will by no means happen to you*.

^16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan: you are an offense to me: because you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.

^16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.^16:25 For* whoever wishes to save his life will lose it and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.^16:26 For* in what is a man profited, if he gains the whole world and forfeit his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?^16:27 For* the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and he will render then to every man according to his practices.^16:28 Truly I say to you*, some of those who are standing here, will by no means taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

<24>16:18 - Greek: petros (a pebble).

<25>16:18 - Greek: petra (a massive rock or rock foundation).