传统与诫命

15 有几个法利赛人和律法教师从耶路撒冷来质问耶稣: “为什么你的门徒吃饭前不行洗手礼,破坏祖先的传统呢?”

耶稣回答说:“为什么你们拘守传统而违背上帝的诫命呢? 上帝说,‘要孝敬父母’,又说,‘咒骂父母的,必被处死。’ 你们却说,‘人如果把供养父母的钱奉献给上帝, 他就不必供养父母。’你们这是用传统来废掉上帝的诫命。 你们这些伪君子,以赛亚指着你们说的预言一点不错,

“‘这些人嘴上尊崇我,
心却远离我,
他们的教导无非是人的规条,
他们敬拜我也是枉然。’”

10 耶稣召集了众人,对他们说:“你们要听,也要明白。 11 入口的东西不会使人污秽,从口中出来的才会使人污秽。”

12 门徒上前对祂说:“你知道吗?法利赛人听见你的话很反感。”

13 耶稣回答说:“凡不是我天父栽种的都要被连根拔起来。 14 随便他们吧!他们是瞎眼的向导。瞎子给瞎子领路,二人都会掉进坑里。”

15 彼得对耶稣说:“请给我们解释一下这个比喻。”

16 耶稣说:“你们还不明白吗? 17 岂不知入口的东西都是进到肚子里,然后排泄到厕所里吗? 18 可是,从口中出来的乃是发自内心,会使人污秽。 19 因为从心里出来的有恶念、谋杀、通奸、淫乱、偷盗、假见证和毁谤, 20 这些东西才使人污秽。不洗手吃饭并不会使人污秽。”

迦南妇人的信心

21 耶稣从那里退到泰尔和西顿境内。 22 那地方有个迦南的妇人前来大声恳求耶稣:“主啊!大卫的后裔啊!可怜我吧!我的女儿被鬼附身,受尽折磨!” 23 耶稣却一言不发。门徒上前求祂说:“请让她走吧!她老是在后面喊叫。”

24 耶稣说:“我奉差遣只是来寻找以色列家迷失的羊。”

25 那妇人上前跪下,说:“主啊!求你帮帮我吧!”

26 耶稣答道:“把儿女的食物丢给狗吃,不合适。”

27 妇人说:“主啊,不错,可是狗也吃主人饭桌上掉下来的碎渣呀!”

28 耶稣说:“妇人,你的信心真大!我答应你的要求。”就在那一刻,她女儿就好了。

耶稣使四千人吃饱

29 耶稣离开那里,来到加利利湖边,上了山,在那里坐下。 30 大群的人把瘸子、瞎子、残疾的、哑巴及许多别的病人带来,放在祂脚前,祂就治好了他们。 31 大家看见哑巴说话,残疾的复原,瘸子走路,瞎子看见,都很惊奇,就赞美以色列的上帝。

32 耶稣把门徒召集过来,对他们说:“我怜悯这些人,他们跟我在一起已经三天,没有任何吃的。我不愿让他们饿着肚子回去,以免他们在路上体力不支。”

33 门徒说:“在这荒野,我们到哪里找足够的食物给这么多人吃呢?”

34 耶稣问:“你们有多少饼?”

门徒答道:“七个,还有几条小鱼。”

35 耶稣便吩咐大家坐在地上。 36 祂拿着那七个饼和几条鱼祝谢后,掰开,递给门徒,门徒再分给大家。 37 大家都吃了,并且吃饱了,剩下的零碎装满了七个筐子。 38 当时吃饭的,除了妇女和小孩,共有四千男人。 39 随后,耶稣叫众人散去,自己坐船去了马加丹地区。

求神迹

16 有几个法利赛人和撒都该人来试探耶稣,要求祂显个天上的神迹给他们看。

耶稣回答说:“傍晚的时候,你们看见天边出现红霞,就说明天一定是晴天; 早晨的时候,你们看见天色又红又暗,就说今天必有风雨。你们懂得分辨天色,却不能分辨时代的征兆。 一个邪恶淫乱的世代想看神迹,可是除了约拿的神迹以外,再没有神迹给他们看。”于是耶稣离开他们走了。

防备法利赛人和撒都该人的酵

门徒渡到湖对岸,忘记带饼了。 耶稣对他们说:“你们要小心提防法利赛人和撒都该人的酵。”

门徒彼此议论说:“这是因为我们没有带饼吧。”

耶稣知道他们的心思,就说:“你们的信心太小了!为什么议论没有带饼的事呢? 你们还不明白吗?你们不记得那五个饼让五千人吃饱,又装满多少篮子吗? 10 也不记得那七个饼给四千人吃饱,又装满多少筐子吗? 11 我说你们要提防法利赛人和撒都该人的酵,指的不是饼,你们怎么不明白呢?”

12 门徒这才恍然大悟,知道耶稣不是叫他们当心什么面酵,而是要提防法利赛人和撒都该人的教导。

彼得宣告耶稣是基督

13 到了凯撒利亚·腓立比境内,耶稣问门徒:“人们说人子是谁?”

14 门徒回答说:“有人说是施洗者约翰,有人说是以利亚,也有人说是耶利米,或其他某位先知。”

15 耶稣问:“那么,你们说我是谁?”

16 西门·彼得回答说:“你是基督,是永活上帝的儿子!”

17 耶稣对他说:“约拿的儿子西门啊,你是有福的!因为这件事不是属血肉的人告诉你的,而是我天上的父启示你的。 18 我告诉你,你是彼得[a],我要在这磐石上建立我的教会,阴间的势力[b]不能胜过它。 19 我要把天国的钥匙交给你。凡你在地上捆绑的,在天上也要捆绑;凡你在地上释放的,在天上也要释放。”

20 当下,耶稣叮嘱门徒不可告诉别人祂就是基督。

耶稣预言自己的受害和复活

21 从此以后,耶稣开始清楚地指示门徒,祂必须去耶路撒冷,受长老、祭司长和律法教师许多的迫害,并且被处死,但第三天必从死里复活。 22 彼得把耶稣拉到一边,劝阻祂说:“主啊,千万不可!这件事绝不会发生在你身上!”

23 耶稣立刻转过身来责备彼得说:“撒旦,退到我后面去!你是我的绊脚石,因为你不考虑上帝的意思,只考虑人的意思。”

24 于是耶稣对门徒说:“如果有人要跟从我,就应当舍己,背起他的十字架跟从我。 25 因为想救自己生命的,必失去生命;但为了我而失去生命的,必得到生命。 26 人若赚得全世界,却丧失自己的生命,又有什么益处呢?人还能拿什么换回自己的生命呢?

27 “因为人子要在祂父的荣耀中与众天使一起降临,那时,祂将按照各人的行为报应各人。 28 我实在告诉你们,有些站在这里的人会在有生之年看见人子降临在祂的国度里。”

登山变象

17 六天后,耶稣带着彼得、雅各和雅各的兄弟约翰暗暗地登上一座高山。 耶稣在他们面前改变了形象,面貌如太阳一样发光,衣服洁白如光。 忽然,摩西和以利亚一起出现,跟耶稣谈话。 彼得对耶稣说:“主啊,我们在这里好极了。如果你愿意,我就在这里搭三座帐篷,一座给你,一座给摩西,一座给以利亚。”

他正在说话的时候,一朵灿烂的云彩笼罩他们。云中传出声音:“这是我的爱子,我甚喜悦祂,你们要听从祂。”

门徒听见这声音,便俯伏在地,非常惧怕。 耶稣就过来摸他们,说:“起来吧,别害怕。” 他们抬起头来,看见只剩下耶稣一个人。

下山时,耶稣叮嘱他们:“人子还没有从死里复活以前,不要把刚才看见的告诉别人。”

10 门徒问耶稣:“律法教师为什么说以利亚必须先来?”

11 耶稣回答说:“以利亚的确要来,他将复兴一切。 12 但我告诉你们,以利亚已经来了,人们却不认识他,甚至还任意对待他。人子同样也会在他们手下受苦。” 13 门徒这才明白耶稣所说的是指施洗者约翰。

治好被鬼附身的孩子

14 他们回到山下众人聚集的地方。有一个人过来跪在耶稣跟前,说: 15 “主啊!救救我的儿子吧!他患了癫痫症,痛苦极了,曾经几次跌进火中,掉进水里。 16 我带他去见你的门徒,但他们却不能治好他。”

17 耶稣说:“唉!这世代又不信又败坏的人啊,我要跟你们在一起待多久?我要容忍你们多久呢?把他带来吧。” 18 耶稣斥责附在孩子身上的鬼,鬼就离开了那孩子,从此他就好了。

19 事后,门徒私下问耶稣:“我们为什么赶不走那鬼呢?”

20 耶稣说:“你们的信心太小了。我实在告诉你们,你们若有像芥菜种那样大的信心,就算叫这座山从这里移到那里,它也会移开,你们将没有办不到的事。 21 至于这一类的鬼,你们必须祷告和禁食才能把它赶走。”

耶稣第二次预言受害和复活

22 他们聚集在加利利的时候,耶稣对他们说:“人子将要被出卖,交在人手里。 23 他们将杀害祂,第三天祂将复活。”门徒听了,十分忧愁。

从鱼口得税钱

24 他们来到迦百农,有几个收圣殿税的来问彼得:“你们的老师不纳圣殿税吗?”

25 彼得说“纳!”他进了屋,还没开口,耶稣便问他:“西门,你有何看法?世上的君王向谁征收赋税?向自己的儿子呢,还是向外人呢?”

26 彼得答道:“向外人。”

耶稣说:“所以儿子不用纳税。 27 但为了避免得罪这些人,你就去湖边钓鱼,把钓上来的第一条鱼的嘴打开,里面有一个钱币,拿它去缴你我的税好了。”

Footnotes

  1. 16:18 彼得”希腊文是“磐石”的意思。
  2. 16:18 势力”希腊文是“门”。

That Which Defiles(A)

15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](C) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](D) But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(E)[c](F)

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(G) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(H)

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(I) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[d](J) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(K)

15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(L)

16 “Are you still so dull?”(M) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,(N) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(O) 20 These are what defile a person;(P) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman(Q)

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.(R) 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(S) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(T)

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(U)

25 The woman came and knelt before him.(V) “Lord, help me!” she said.

26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!(W) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(X)(Y)(Z)

29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.(AA) 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.(AB)

32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people;(AC) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them(AD) and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(AE) 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

The Demand for a Sign(AF)

16 The Pharisees and Sadducees(AG) came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.(AH)

He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.[e](AI) A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(AJ) Jesus then left them and went away.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees

When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”(AK)

They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith,(AL) why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(AM) 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(AN) 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.(AO)

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(AP)

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(AQ) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(AR)

15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(AS)

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(AT) but by my Father in heaven.(AU) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[f](AV) and on this rock I will build my church,(AW) and the gates of Hades[g] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(AX) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[h] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[i] loosed in heaven.”(AY) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(AZ) that he was the Messiah.

Jesus Predicts His Death(BA)

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(BB) and suffer many things(BC) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(BD) and that he must be killed(BE) and on the third day(BF) be raised to life.(BG)

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”

23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!(BH) You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(BI) 25 For whoever wants to save their life[j] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(BJ) 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man(BK) is going to come(BL) in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.(BM)

28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

The Transfiguration(BN)(BO)

17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John(BP) the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.(BQ) Listen to him!”(BR)

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”(BS) When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone(BT) what you have seen, until the Son of Man(BU) has been raised from the dead.”(BV)

10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.(BW) 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come,(BX) and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished.(BY) In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer(BZ) at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.(CA)

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy(CB)

14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures(CC) and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith(CD) as small as a mustard seed,(CE) you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(CF) Nothing will be impossible for you.” [21] [k]

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man(CG) is going to be delivered into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him,(CH) and on the third day(CI) he will be raised to life.”(CJ) And the disciples were filled with grief.

The Temple Tax

24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax(CK) came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes(CL)—from their own children or from others?”

26 “From others,” Peter answered.

“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. 27 “But so that we may not cause offense,(CM) go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  3. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
  4. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind
  5. Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
  6. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  7. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
  8. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  9. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  10. Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
  11. Matthew 17:21 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 9:29.

传统与诫命

15 有几个法利赛人和律法教师从耶路撒冷来质问耶稣: “为什么你的门徒吃饭前不行洗手礼,破坏祖先的传统呢?”

耶稣回答说:“为什么你们拘守传统而违背上帝的诫命呢? 上帝说,‘要孝敬父母’,又说,‘咒骂父母的,必被处死。’ 你们却说,‘人如果把供养父母的钱奉献给上帝, 他就不必供养父母。’你们这是用传统来废掉上帝的诫命。 你们这些伪君子,以赛亚指着你们说的预言一点不错,

“‘这些人嘴上尊崇我,
心却远离我,
他们的教导无非是人的规条,
他们敬拜我也是枉然。’”

10 耶稣召集了众人,对他们说:“你们要听,也要明白。 11 入口的东西不会使人污秽,从口中出来的才会使人污秽。”

12 门徒上前对祂说:“你知道吗?法利赛人听见你的话很反感。”

13 耶稣回答说:“凡不是我天父栽种的都要被连根拔起来。 14 随便他们吧!他们是瞎眼的向导。瞎子给瞎子领路,二人都会掉进坑里。”

15 彼得对耶稣说:“请给我们解释一下这个比喻。”

16 耶稣说:“你们还不明白吗? 17 岂不知入口的东西都是进到肚子里,然后排泄到厕所里吗? 18 可是,从口中出来的乃是发自内心,会使人污秽。 19 因为从心里出来的有恶念、谋杀、通奸、淫乱、偷盗、假见证和毁谤, 20 这些东西才使人污秽。不洗手吃饭并不会使人污秽。”

迦南妇人的信心

21 耶稣从那里退到泰尔和西顿境内。 22 那地方有个迦南的妇人前来大声恳求耶稣:“主啊!大卫的后裔啊!可怜我吧!我的女儿被鬼附身,受尽折磨!” 23 耶稣却一言不发。门徒上前求祂说:“请让她走吧!她老是在后面喊叫。”

24 耶稣说:“我奉差遣只是来寻找以色列家迷失的羊。”

25 那妇人上前跪下,说:“主啊!求你帮帮我吧!”

26 耶稣答道:“把儿女的食物丢给狗吃,不合适。”

27 妇人说:“主啊,不错,可是狗也吃主人饭桌上掉下来的碎渣呀!”

28 耶稣说:“妇人,你的信心真大!我答应你的要求。”就在那一刻,她女儿就好了。

耶稣使四千人吃饱

29 耶稣离开那里,来到加利利湖边,上了山,在那里坐下。 30 大群的人把瘸子、瞎子、残疾的、哑巴及许多别的病人带来,放在祂脚前,祂就治好了他们。 31 大家看见哑巴说话,残疾的复原,瘸子走路,瞎子看见,都很惊奇,就赞美以色列的上帝。

32 耶稣把门徒召集过来,对他们说:“我怜悯这些人,他们跟我在一起已经三天,没有任何吃的。我不愿让他们饿着肚子回去,以免他们在路上体力不支。”

33 门徒说:“在这荒野,我们到哪里找足够的食物给这么多人吃呢?”

34 耶稣问:“你们有多少饼?”

门徒答道:“七个,还有几条小鱼。”

35 耶稣便吩咐大家坐在地上。 36 祂拿着那七个饼和几条鱼祝谢后,掰开,递给门徒,门徒再分给大家。 37 大家都吃了,并且吃饱了,剩下的零碎装满了七个筐子。 38 当时吃饭的,除了妇女和小孩,共有四千男人。 39 随后,耶稣叫众人散去,自己坐船去了马加丹地区。

求神迹

16 有几个法利赛人和撒都该人来试探耶稣,要求祂显个天上的神迹给他们看。

耶稣回答说:“傍晚的时候,你们看见天边出现红霞,就说明天一定是晴天; 早晨的时候,你们看见天色又红又暗,就说今天必有风雨。你们懂得分辨天色,却不能分辨时代的征兆。 一个邪恶淫乱的世代想看神迹,可是除了约拿的神迹以外,再没有神迹给他们看。”于是耶稣离开他们走了。

防备法利赛人和撒都该人的酵

门徒渡到湖对岸,忘记带饼了。 耶稣对他们说:“你们要小心提防法利赛人和撒都该人的酵。”

门徒彼此议论说:“这是因为我们没有带饼吧。”

耶稣知道他们的心思,就说:“你们的信心太小了!为什么议论没有带饼的事呢? 你们还不明白吗?你们不记得那五个饼让五千人吃饱,又装满多少篮子吗? 10 也不记得那七个饼给四千人吃饱,又装满多少筐子吗? 11 我说你们要提防法利赛人和撒都该人的酵,指的不是饼,你们怎么不明白呢?”

12 门徒这才恍然大悟,知道耶稣不是叫他们当心什么面酵,而是要提防法利赛人和撒都该人的教导。

彼得宣告耶稣是基督

13 到了凯撒利亚·腓立比境内,耶稣问门徒:“人们说人子是谁?”

14 门徒回答说:“有人说是施洗者约翰,有人说是以利亚,也有人说是耶利米,或其他某位先知。”

15 耶稣问:“那么,你们说我是谁?”

16 西门·彼得回答说:“你是基督,是永活上帝的儿子!”

17 耶稣对他说:“约拿的儿子西门啊,你是有福的!因为这件事不是属血肉的人告诉你的,而是我天上的父启示你的。 18 我告诉你,你是彼得[a],我要在这磐石上建立我的教会,阴间的势力[b]不能胜过它。 19 我要把天国的钥匙交给你。凡你在地上捆绑的,在天上也要捆绑;凡你在地上释放的,在天上也要释放。”

20 当下,耶稣叮嘱门徒不可告诉别人祂就是基督。

耶稣预言自己的受害和复活

21 从此以后,耶稣开始清楚地指示门徒,祂必须去耶路撒冷,受长老、祭司长和律法教师许多的迫害,并且被处死,但第三天必从死里复活。 22 彼得把耶稣拉到一边,劝阻祂说:“主啊,千万不可!这件事绝不会发生在你身上!”

23 耶稣立刻转过身来责备彼得说:“撒旦,退到我后面去!你是我的绊脚石,因为你不考虑上帝的意思,只考虑人的意思。”

24 于是耶稣对门徒说:“如果有人要跟从我,就应当舍己,背起他的十字架跟从我。 25 因为想救自己生命的,必失去生命;但为了我而失去生命的,必得到生命。 26 人若赚得全世界,却丧失自己的生命,又有什么益处呢?人还能拿什么换回自己的生命呢?

27 “因为人子要在祂父的荣耀中与众天使一起降临,那时,祂将按照各人的行为报应各人。 28 我实在告诉你们,有些站在这里的人会在有生之年看见人子降临在祂的国度里。”

登山变象

17 六天后,耶稣带着彼得、雅各和雅各的兄弟约翰暗暗地登上一座高山。 耶稣在他们面前改变了形象,面貌如太阳一样发光,衣服洁白如光。 忽然,摩西和以利亚一起出现,跟耶稣谈话。 彼得对耶稣说:“主啊,我们在这里好极了。如果你愿意,我就在这里搭三座帐篷,一座给你,一座给摩西,一座给以利亚。”

他正在说话的时候,一朵灿烂的云彩笼罩他们。云中传出声音:“这是我的爱子,我甚喜悦祂,你们要听从祂。”

门徒听见这声音,便俯伏在地,非常惧怕。 耶稣就过来摸他们,说:“起来吧,别害怕。” 他们抬起头来,看见只剩下耶稣一个人。

下山时,耶稣叮嘱他们:“人子还没有从死里复活以前,不要把刚才看见的告诉别人。”

10 门徒问耶稣:“律法教师为什么说以利亚必须先来?”

11 耶稣回答说:“以利亚的确要来,他将复兴一切。 12 但我告诉你们,以利亚已经来了,人们却不认识他,甚至还任意对待他。人子同样也会在他们手下受苦。” 13 门徒这才明白耶稣所说的是指施洗者约翰。

治好被鬼附身的孩子

14 他们回到山下众人聚集的地方。有一个人过来跪在耶稣跟前,说: 15 “主啊!救救我的儿子吧!他患了癫痫症,痛苦极了,曾经几次跌进火中,掉进水里。 16 我带他去见你的门徒,但他们却不能治好他。”

17 耶稣说:“唉!这世代又不信又败坏的人啊,我要跟你们在一起待多久?我要容忍你们多久呢?把他带来吧。” 18 耶稣斥责附在孩子身上的鬼,鬼就离开了那孩子,从此他就好了。

19 事后,门徒私下问耶稣:“我们为什么赶不走那鬼呢?”

20 耶稣说:“你们的信心太小了。我实在告诉你们,你们若有像芥菜种那样大的信心,就算叫这座山从这里移到那里,它也会移开,你们将没有办不到的事。 21 至于这一类的鬼,你们必须祷告和禁食才能把它赶走。”

耶稣第二次预言受害和复活

22 他们聚集在加利利的时候,耶稣对他们说:“人子将要被出卖,交在人手里。 23 他们将杀害祂,第三天祂将复活。”门徒听了,十分忧愁。

从鱼口得税钱

24 他们来到迦百农,有几个收圣殿税的来问彼得:“你们的老师不纳圣殿税吗?”

25 彼得说“纳!”他进了屋,还没开口,耶稣便问他:“西门,你有何看法?世上的君王向谁征收赋税?向自己的儿子呢,还是向外人呢?”

26 彼得答道:“向外人。”

耶稣说:“所以儿子不用纳税。 27 但为了避免得罪这些人,你就去湖边钓鱼,把钓上来的第一条鱼的嘴打开,里面有一个钱币,拿它去缴你我的税好了。”

Footnotes

  1. 16:18 彼得”希腊文是“磐石”的意思。
  2. 16:18 势力”希腊文是“门”。

That Which Defiles(A)

15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(B)

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](C) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](D) But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(E)[c](F)

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them,(G) but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”(H)

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”

13 He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(I) will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[d](J) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(K)

15 Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”(L)

16 “Are you still so dull?”(M) Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,(N) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(O) 20 These are what defile a person;(P) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman(Q)

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.(R) 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David,(S) have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”(T)

23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”(U)

25 The woman came and knelt before him.(V) “Lord, help me!” she said.

26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!(W) Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand(X)(Y)(Z)

29 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. 30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.(AA) 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.(AB)

32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people;(AC) they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”

33 His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.

“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them(AD) and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. 37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(AE) 38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.

The Demand for a Sign(AF)

16 The Pharisees and Sadducees(AG) came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.(AH)

He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.[e](AI) A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(AJ) Jesus then left them and went away.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees

When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”(AK)

They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith,(AL) why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(AM) 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?(AN) 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.(AO)

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(AP)

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(AQ) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(AR)

15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”(AS)

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood,(AT) but by my Father in heaven.(AU) 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[f](AV) and on this rock I will build my church,(AW) and the gates of Hades[g] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(AX) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[h] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[i] loosed in heaven.”(AY) 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(AZ) that he was the Messiah.

Jesus Predicts His Death(BA)

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(BB) and suffer many things(BC) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(BD) and that he must be killed(BE) and on the third day(BF) be raised to life.(BG)

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”

23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!(BH) You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(BI) 25 For whoever wants to save their life[j] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.(BJ) 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 For the Son of Man(BK) is going to come(BL) in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.(BM)

28 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

The Transfiguration(BN)(BO)

17 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John(BP) the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.(BQ) Listen to him!”(BR)

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”(BS) When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone(BT) what you have seen, until the Son of Man(BU) has been raised from the dead.”(BV)

10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.(BW) 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come,(BX) and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished.(BY) In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer(BZ) at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.(CA)

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy(CB)

14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures(CC) and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.”

17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith(CD) as small as a mustard seed,(CE) you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.(CF) Nothing will be impossible for you.” [21] [k]

Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time

22 When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man(CG) is going to be delivered into the hands of men. 23 They will kill him,(CH) and on the third day(CI) he will be raised to life.”(CJ) And the disciples were filled with grief.

The Temple Tax

24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax(CK) came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes(CL)—from their own children or from others?”

26 “From others,” Peter answered.

“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. 27 “But so that we may not cause offense,(CM) go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9
  3. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
  4. Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind
  5. Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
  6. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  7. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
  8. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  9. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  10. Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
  11. Matthew 17:21 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 9:29.