Matt. 16

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1. The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

- Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. Matt. 12:38

- This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. John 8:6

- For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 1 Cor. 1:22

2. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

- For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. Luke 7:33

- And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. Luke 21:11

- And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: Acts 2:19

3. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

- And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 1 Chron. 12:32

- And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. Luke 12:54

- If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? John 3:12

4. A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

- But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. Isa. 57:3

- And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. Luke 16:31

- For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 1 Cor. 1:22

5. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

- Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Ps. 103:2

- Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Isa. 49:15

- Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. Mark 8:14

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

- And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. Mark 8:15

- In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke 12:1

- Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 1 Cor. 5:7

7. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

- And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. Num. 21:5

- And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. Mark 9:10

- Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. Luke 9:46

8. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

- Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Matt. 6:30

- And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matt. 8:26

- And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Matt. 14:31

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

- And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. Matt. 14:17

- And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. Matt. 14:20

- Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: Luke 24:25

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

- This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. Ex. 16:16

- And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. Matt. 15:34

- And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. Matt. 15:37

11. How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

- And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? Mark 4:13

- And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? Mark 8:21

- Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. John 8:43

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

- For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt. 5:20

- All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Matt. 23:3

- For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. Acts 23:8

13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

- I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Dan. 7:13

- And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. 8:20

- And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? Luke 9:18

14. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

- And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. Matt. 14:2

- Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. Mark 6:15

- Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. John 7:40

15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

- He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Matt. 13:11

- But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. Matt. 14:16

- He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Matt. 17:25

16. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

- But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Matt. 26:63

- She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. John 11:27

- Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 1 John 4:15

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

- All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Matt. 11:27

- To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: Gal. 1:16

- Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 1 John 5:1

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

- And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. John 1:42

- For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 3:11

- And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Rev. 21:14

19. And 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.

- And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. Isa. 22:22

- Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Matt. 18:18

- Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. John 20:23

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

- And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. Matt. 8:4

- And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. Matt. 17:9

- And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. Mark 8:30

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

- And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: Matt. 17:22

- Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, Matt. 20:18

- Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Matt. 27:63

22. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

- Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. John 13:8

- Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. John 18:10

- And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. Acts 21:12

23. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

- Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matt. 4:10

- But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. Mark 8:33

- Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) Phil. 3:19

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

- And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. Matt. 27:32

- And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:27

- Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. Heb. 13:13

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

- He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. Matt. 10:39

- He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. John 12:25

- And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Rev. 12:11

26. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

- For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Job 27:8

- None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: Ps. 49:7

- But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? Luke 12:20

27. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

- For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. Job 34:11

- Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. Ps. 62:12

- For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 2 Cor. 5:10

28. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

- Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Matt. 26:64

- Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. John 21:22

- But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, Acts 7:55

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