1 The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and, putting him to the test, they requested that he show them a sign from heaven.
2 He answered them, "When evening comes, you say, 'Good weather, because the sky is red';
3 and at dawn, 'A storm today, because the sky is red and gloomy.' Hypocrites, you know how to judge the look of the sky, but you are not able to judge the signs of the times!
4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, yet it will be given no sign except the sign of Jonah the prophet." Then he left them and went away.
5 When his disciples arrived at the other side, they had forgotten to take any loaves.
6 Jesus told them, "Look out, and guard yourselves against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
7 They were reasoning among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any loaves."
8 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "You of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves that you did not bring loaves?
9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?
10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many hampers you picked up?
11 How is it that you do not understand that it was not about bread that I spoke to you, when I said to guard yourselves against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?"
12 Then they realized that he had not told them to guard themselves against the leaven of bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 When Jesus had come into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he questioned his disciples, "Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am?"
14 They answered, "Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
17 Jesus responded, "You are blessed, Simon Bar-Jonah, because it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18 And I in turn say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on the earth will stand bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on the earth will stand loosed in heaven."
20 Then he gave his disciples strict orders to tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
21 From then on Jesus began to make clear to his disciples that he had to go away to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised.
22 Then Peter took him aside and started to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This will never happen to you!"
23 But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because your mind is not on the things of God but on the things of men."
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and keep following me.
25 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
26 For what benefit is it to a man if he gains the whole world but suffers the loss of his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of Man is about to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will repay each one according to his conduct.
28 Truly I say to you, some of those standing here will certainly not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."