Matthew 16:1–16

The Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus

^1aAnd the ^bPharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him, they ^casked Him to show them ¹a sign from heaven.

²But He replied to them, “^1aWhen it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

³“And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ ^aDo you know how to discern the ¹appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

⁴“^aAn evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for ¹a sign; and ²a sign will not be given it, except the ³sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.

⁵And coming to the other side of the sea, the disciples had forgotten to bring bread.

⁶And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and ^abeware of the ¹leaven of the ^bPharisees and Sadducees.”

⁷Now they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “He said that because we did not bring bread.”

⁸But Jesus, aware of this, said, “^aYou men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?

⁹“Do you not yet understand or remember ^athe five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets full you picked up?

¹⁰“Or ^athe seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many large baskets full you picked up?

¹¹“How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But ^abeware of the ¹leaven of the ^bPharisees and Sadducees.”

¹²Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the ^aPharisees and Sadducees.

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

^13aNow when Jesus came into the district of ^bCaesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that ^cthe Son of Man is?”

¹⁴And they said, “Some say ^aJohn the Baptist; and others, ^1bElijah; but still others, ²Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

¹⁵He ^*said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are ^1athe Christ, ^bthe Son of ^cthe living God.”