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Matthew 16

The Pharisees came with the Sadducees, testing him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, When evening comes you say, It will be fine weather, because the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be rough today, because the sky is red and overcast. You hypocrites — you know how to read the face of the sky, but yo

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No sign but Jonah

The Pharisees came with the Sadducees, testing him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, When evening comes you say, It will be fine weather, because the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be rough today, because the sky is red and overcast. You hypocrites — you know how to read the face of the sky, but you can't read the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign. And no sign will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them and went away. And when his disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to bring bread. Then Jesus said to them, Take care. Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And they argued among themselves, saying, It is because we brought no bread. And when Jesus knew it he said to them, You of little faith, why are you arguing among yourselves about bringing no bread? Don't you understand yet, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up? Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you picked up? How is it you don't understand that I wasn't speaking to you about bread — that you should beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees? Then they understood that he hadn't told them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

The Pharisees came too with the Sadducees and, testing him, wanted him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them: When it's evening, you say: Fair weather, because the sky is red. And in the morning: There'll be bad weather today, because the sky is red and lowering. You hypocrites, you can tell the face of the sky. But can't you tell the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign. And no sign will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and went off. And when his disciples had come to the other side, they'd forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said to them: Watch out and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And they thought among themselves: It's because we've taken no bread. When Jesus knew it, he said to them: You of little faith, why do you think among yourselves because you've brought no bread? Don't you understand yet, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? Or the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many baskets you took up? How is it you don't understand that I didn't speak to you about bread, but that you should beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then they understood how he didn't tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 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. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 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? 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.

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The Pharisees came with the Sadducees, testing him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Plain English

The Pharisees came too with the Sadducees and, testing him, wanted him to show them a sign from heaven.

King James Version, 1611

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

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He answered them, When evening comes you say, It will be fine weather, because the sky is red.

Plain English

He answered them: When it's evening, you say: Fair weather, because the sky is red.

King James Version, 1611

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

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And in the morning, It will be rough today, because the sky is red and overcast. You hypocrites — you know how to read the face of the sky, but you can't read the signs of the times.

Plain English

And in the morning: There'll be bad weather today, because the sky is red and lowering. You hypocrites, you can tell the face of the sky. But can't you tell the signs of the times?

King James Version, 1611

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

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A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign. And no sign will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them and went away.

Plain English

A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign. And no sign will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and went off.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And when his disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to bring bread.

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

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

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Then Jesus said to them, Take care. Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

Plain English

Then Jesus said to them: Watch out and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

King James Version, 1611

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

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And they argued among themselves, saying, It is because we brought no bread.

Plain English

And they thought among themselves: It's because we've taken no bread.

King James Version, 1611

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

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And when Jesus knew it he said to them, You of little faith, why are you arguing among yourselves about bringing no bread?

Plain English

When Jesus knew it, he said to them: You of little faith, why do you think among yourselves because you've brought no bread?

King James Version, 1611

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

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Don't you understand yet, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?

Plain English

Don't you understand yet, or remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets you took up?

King James Version, 1611

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

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Or the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?

Plain English

Or the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

King James Version, 1611

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

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How is it you don't understand that I wasn't speaking to you about bread — that you should beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees?

Plain English

How is it you don't understand that I didn't speak to you about bread, but that you should beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

King James Version, 1611

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?

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Then they understood that he hadn't told them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

Plain English

Then they understood how he didn't tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

King James Version, 1611

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.

You're the Christ

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And they said, Some say John the Baptist. Some Elias. And others Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He said to them, But who do you say I am? And Simon Peter answered him, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona. Because flesh and blood hasn't revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to you as well, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell won't prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Then he ordered his disciples to tell nobody that he was Jesus the Christ.

When Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples: Who do men say I, the Son of Man, am? And they said: Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. He says to them: But who do you say I am? And Simon Peter answered: You're the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered him: Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. Because flesh and blood hasn't shown it to you, but my Father in heaven. And I say to you too that you're Peter, and on this rock I'll build my church. And the gates of hell won't win against it. And I'll give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you tie on earth will be tied in heaven. And whatever you loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven. Then he ordered his disciples to tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 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. 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 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. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

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When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am?

Plain English

When Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples: Who do men say I, the Son of Man, am?

King James Version, 1611

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?

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And they said, Some say John the Baptist. Some Elias. And others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

Plain English

And they said: Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.

King James Version, 1611

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

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He said to them, But who do you say I am?

Plain English

He says to them: But who do you say I am?

King James Version, 1611

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

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And Simon Peter answered him, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Plain English

And Simon Peter answered: You're the Christ, the Son of the living God.

King James Version, 1611

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

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And Jesus answered him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona. Because flesh and blood hasn't revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

Plain English

And Jesus answered him: Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. Because flesh and blood hasn't shown it to you, but my Father in heaven.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And I say to you as well, that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church. And the gates of hell won't prevail against it.

Plain English

And I say to you too that you're Peter, and on this rock I'll build my church. And the gates of hell won't win against it.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Plain English

And I'll give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you tie on earth will be tied in heaven. And whatever you loosen on earth will be loosened in heaven.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Then he ordered his disciples to tell nobody that he was Jesus the Christ.

Plain English

Then he ordered his disciples to tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

King James Version, 1611

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

Take up your cross

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him aside and began to tell him off: No way, Lord. This will never happen to you. But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan. You are an offence to me. Because you aren't thinking the thoughts of God, but the thoughts of men. Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Because whoever wants to save his life will lose it. And whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Because what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Because the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward every man according to what he has done. I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who won't taste death until they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

From that time Jesus started to show his disciples how he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer plenty of things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him and started to tell him off: Far be it from you, Lord. This won't be to you. But he turned and said to Peter: Get behind me, Satan. You're an offence to me. Because you don't set your mind on the things of God, but the things of men. Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him say no to himself and take up his cross and follow me. Because whoever wants to save his life will lose it. And whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. Because what's a man better off if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Because the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. And then he'll pay back every man according to his works. Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who won't taste death till they've seen the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

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. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 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 said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 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 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. 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.

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From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

Plain English

From that time Jesus started to show his disciples how he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer plenty of things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised again the third day.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Then Peter took him aside and began to tell him off: No way, Lord. This will never happen to you.

Plain English

Then Peter took him and started to tell him off: Far be it from you, Lord. This won't be to you.

King James Version, 1611

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

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But he turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan. You are an offence to me. Because you aren't thinking the thoughts of God, but the thoughts of men.

Plain English

But he turned and said to Peter: Get behind me, Satan. You're an offence to me. Because you don't set your mind on the things of God, but the things of men.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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

Plain English

Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him say no to himself and take up his cross and follow me.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Because whoever wants to save his life will lose it. And whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Because what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Plain English

Because what's a man better off if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

King James Version, 1611

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?

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Because the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward every man according to what he has done.

Plain English

Because the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels. And then he'll pay back every man according to his works.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who won't taste death until they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Plain English

Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who won't taste death till they've seen the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

King James Version, 1611

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.