Matthew 16
Good News Translation
The Demand for a Miracle(A)
16 (B)Some Pharisees and Sadducees who came to Jesus wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle for them, to show that God approved of him. 2 But Jesus answered, “When the sun is setting, you say, ‘We are going to have fine weather, because the sky is red.’ 3 And early in the morning you say, ‘It is going to rain, because the sky is red and dark.’ You can predict the weather by looking at the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs concerning these times![a] 4 (C)How evil and godless are the people of this day! You ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of Jonah.”
So he left them and went away.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees(D)
5 When the disciples crossed over to the other side of the lake, they forgot to take any bread. 6 (E)Jesus said to them, “Take care; be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 They started discussing among themselves, “He says this because we didn't bring any bread.”
8 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he asked them, “Why are you discussing among yourselves about not having any bread? What little faith you have! 9 (F)Don't you understand yet? Don't you remember when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand men? How many baskets did you fill? 10 (G)And what about the seven loaves for the four thousand men? How many baskets did you fill? 11 How is it that you don't understand that I was not talking to you about bread? Guard yourselves from the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
12 Then the disciples understood that he was not warning them to guard themselves from the yeast used in bread but from the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter's Declaration about Jesus(H)
13 Jesus went to the territory near the town of Caesarea Philippi, where he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 (I)“Some say John the Baptist,” they answered. “Others say Elijah, while others say Jeremiah or some other prophet.”
15 “What about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?”
16 (J)Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 “Good for you, Simon son of John!” answered Jesus. “For this truth did not come to you from any human being, but it was given to you directly by my Father in heaven. 18 And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it. 19 (K)I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”
20 Then Jesus ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death(L)
21 From that time on Jesus began to say plainly to his disciples, “I must go to Jerusalem and suffer much from the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. I will be put to death, but three days later I will be raised to life.”
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “God forbid it, Lord!” he said. “That must never happen to you!”
23 Jesus turned around and said to Peter, “Get away from me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my way, because these thoughts of yours don't come from God, but from human nature.”
24 (M)Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me. 25 (N)For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for my sake, you will find it. 26 Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life. 27 (O)For the Son of Man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will reward each one according to his deeds. 28 I assure you that there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Son of Man come as King.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:3 Some manuscripts do not have the words of Jesus in verses 2-3.
Matthew 16
Names of God Bible
The Pharisees Ask for a Sign from Heaven(A)
16 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Yeshua. So they asked him to show them a miraculous sign from heaven.
2 He responded to them, “In the evening you say that the weather will be fine because the sky is red. 3 And in the morning you say that there will be a storm today because the sky is red and overcast. You can forecast the weather by judging the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
4 “Evil and unfaithful people look for a miraculous sign. But the only sign they will be given is that of Jonah.”
Then he left them standing there and went away.
The Yeast of the Pharisees(B)
5 The disciples had forgotten to take any bread along when they went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
6 Yeshua said to them, “Be careful! Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
7 The disciples had been discussing among themselves that they had not taken any bread along.
8 Yeshua knew about their conversation and asked, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you don’t have any bread? You have so little faith! 9 Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you filled? 10 Don’t you remember the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many large baskets you filled? 11 Why don’t you understand that I wasn’t talking to you about bread? Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
12 Then they understood that he didn’t say to watch out for the yeast in bread, but to watch out for the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Peter Declares His Belief about Jesus(C)
13 When Yeshua came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptizer, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”
17 Yeshua replied, “Simon, son of Jonah, you are blessed! No human revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven revealed it to you. 18 You are Peter, and I can guarantee that on this rock[a] I will build my church. And the gates of hell will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you imprison, God will imprison. And whatever you set free, God will set free.”
20 Then he strictly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Foretells That He Will Die and Come Back to Life(D)
21 From that time on Yeshua began to inform his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem. There he would have to suffer a lot because of the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be brought back to life.
22 Peter took him aside and objected to this. He said, “Heaven forbid, Lord! This must never happen to you!”
23 But Yeshua turned and said to Peter, “Get out of my way, Satan! You are tempting me to sin. You aren’t thinking the way God thinks but the way humans think.”
What It Means to Follow Jesus(E)
24 Then Yeshua said to his disciples, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me. 25 Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will find them. 26 What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life? 27 The Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory. Then he will pay back each person based on what that person has done. 28 I can guarantee this truth: Some people who are standing here will not die until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:18 In Greek there is a play on words between petros (Peter or pebble) and petra (rock).
ﻣﺘﻰ 16
Arabic Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
قَادَةُ اليَهُودِ يَمْتَحِنُونَ يَسُوع
(مَرْقُس 8:11-13؛ لُوقَا 12:54-56)
16 وَجَاءَ الفِرِّيسِيُّونَ وَالصَّدُوقِيُّونَ إلَى يَسُوعَ لِيَمْتَحِنُوهُ، فَطَلَبُوا إلَيْهِ أنْ يُعطيَهُمْ بُرْهَانًا عَلَىْ تَأْيِيدِ اللهِ لَهُ.
2 فَأجَابَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «عِنْدَ مَغِيبِ الشَّمْسِ تَقُولُونَ: ‹سَيَكُونُ الطَّقْسُ جَمِيلًا، لِأنَّ السَّمَاءَ مُحْمَرَّةٌ.› 3 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ البَاكِرِ، تَقُولُونَ: ‹سَيَكُونُ اليَوْمُ عَاصِفًا، لِأنَّ السَّمَاءَ مُحْمَرَّةٌ وَمُتَجَهِّمَةٌ.› أنْتُمْ تُحْسِنُونَ تَفْسِيرَ عَلَامَاتِ المُنَاخِ، لكِنَّكُمْ لَا تُحْسِنونَ فَهْمَ الأزمِنَةِ الَّتِي تَعِيشُونَ فِيهَا! 4 هَذَا الجِيلُ الشِّرِّيرُ الفَاسِقُ يَبْحَثُ عَنْ بُرْهَانٍ لِكَي يُؤمِنَ. وَلَنْ يُعْطَى إلَّا بُرْهَانَ يُونَانَ.» ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُمْ يَسُوعُ وَابْتَعَدَ عَنْهُمْ.
عَدَمُ الفَهم
(مَرْقُس 8:14-21)
5 وَعَبَرَ تَلَامِيذَ يَسُوعَ إلَى الجِهَةِ الأُخْرَى مِنَ البُحَيرَةِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ نَسَوْا أنْ يُحْضِرُوا خُبْزًا. 6 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «احْذَرُوا وَاحْتَرِسُوا مِنْ خَمِيرَةِ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُوقِيِّينَ.»
7 فَابْتَدَأ التَّلَامِيذُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ: «لَكِنَّنَا لَمْ نُحْضِرْ خُبْزًا!»
8 فَعَرَفَ يَسُوعُ مَا كَانُوا يَقُولُونَهُ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا قَلِيلِي الإيمَانِ، لِمَاذَا تَتَجَادَلُونَ فِيمَا بَيْنَكُمْ حَوْلَ عَدَمِ وُجودِ خُبْزٍ؟ 9 ألَمْ تُدْرِكُوا بَعْدُ؟ ألَا تَذْكُرُونَ الأرْغِفَةَ الخَمْسَةَ لِلخَمْسَةِ آلَافٍ، وَكَمْ سَلَّةً جَمَعْتُمْ مِنَ الكِسَرِ؟ 10 ألَا تَذْكُرُونَ الأرْغِفَةَ السَّبعَةَ لِلأرْبَعَةِ آلَافٍ، وَكَمْ سَلَّةً جَمَعْتُمْ مِنَ الكِسَرِ؟ 11 لِمَاذَا لَا تَفْهَمُونَ أنَّنِي لَمْ أكُنْ أتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكُمْ عَنِ الخُبْزِ العَادِيِّ؟ بَلْ كُنْتُ أُحَذِّرُكُمْ لِكَي تَحْفَظُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرَةِ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُوقِيِّينَ.»
12 حِينَئِذٍ فَهِمَ تَلَامِيذُهُ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْصِدْ أنْ يُحَذِّرَهُمْ مِنْ خَمِيرَةِ الخُبْزِ، بَلْ مِنْ تَعْلِيمِ الفِرِّيسِيِّينَ وَالصَّدُوقِيِّينَ.
بُطرُسُ يُعلِنُ أنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيح
(مَرْقُس 8:27-30؛ لُوقَا 9:18-21)
13 وَعِنْدَمَا أتَى يَسُوعُ إلَى إقْلِيمِ قَيصَرِيَّةِ فِيلِبُّسَ، سَألَ تَلَامِيذَهُ: «مَنْ يَقُولُ النَّاسُ إنِّي أنَا، ابْنَ الإنْسَانِ؟»
14 فَأجَابَ تَلَامِيذُهُ: «بَعْضُهُمْ يَقُولُ إنَّكَ يُوحَنَّا المَعْمَدَانُ، وَآخَرُونَ إنَّكَ إيلِيَّا، وَآخَرُونَ إنَّكَ إرمِيَا، أوْ نَبِيٌّ كَبَاقِي الأنْبِيَاءِ.»
15 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «وَأنْتُمْ، مَنْ أنَا فِي رَأيِكُمْ؟»
16 فَأجَابَ سِمْعَانُ بُطرُسُ: «أنْتَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ، ابْنُ اللهِ الحَيِّ.»
17 فَأجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «هَنِيئًا لَكَ يَا سِمْعَانُ بْنَ يُونَا، لِأنَّ مَنْ أعْلَنَ لَكَ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ إنْسَانٌ، بَلْ هُوَ أبِي الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ. 18 وَأقُولُ لَكَ إنَّكَ بُطرُسُ،[a] وَعَلَى هَذِهِ الصَّخرَةِ أبنِي كَنِيسَتِي، وَأبوَابُ الهَاوِيَةِ[b] لَنْ تَقْدِرَ أنْ تَهْزِمَهَا. 19 وَسَأُعْطِيكَ مَفَاتِيحَ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ، فَكُلُّ مَا تَرْبِطُهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ فَإنَّ اللهَ سَيَرْبِطُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَكُلُّ مَا تَحُلُّهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ، فَإنَّ اللهَ سَيَحُلُّهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ.» 20 ثُمَّ نَبَّهَ تَلَامِيذَهُ بِشِدَّةٍ أنْ لَا يُخبِرُوا أحَدًا إنَّهُ هُوَ المَسِيحُ.
يَسُوعُ يَتَكَلَّمُ عَنْ حَتْميَّةِ مَوْتِه
(مَرْقُس 8:31-9:1؛ لُوقَا 9:22-27)
21 مِنْ ذَلِكَ الوَقْتِ فَصَاعِدًا، ابتَدَأ يَسُوعُ يَشْرَحُ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ أنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أنْ يَذْهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ القُدْسِ، وَأنْ يُعَانِيَ أشْيَاءَ كَثِيرَةً مِنَ الشُّيُوخِ وَكِبَارِ الكَهَنَةِ وَمُعَلِّمِي الشَّريعَةِ. كَمَا يَنْبَغِي أنْ يُقتَلَ وَيُقَامَ فِي اليَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ.
22 أمَّا بُطرُسُ فَقَدْ أخَذَ يَسُوعَ جَانِبًا وَابْتَدَأ يُوَبِّخُهُ وَيَقُولُ: «لَا سَمَحَ اللهُ بِذَلِكَ يَا سَيِّدُ! لَنْ يَحْدُثَ لَكَ هَذَا أبَدًا!»
23 فَالتَفَتَ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَ لِبُطرُسَ: «ابتَعِدْ عَنِّي يَا شَيطَانُ! أنْتَ عَائقٌ أمَامِي لأنَّكَ لَا تَهْتَمُّ لِأُمُورِ اللهِ، بَلْ لِأُمُورِ البَشَرِ.»
24 ثُمَّ قَالَ يَسُوعُ لِتَلَامِيذِهِ: «إذَا أرَادَ أحَدٌ أنْ يَأْتِيَ مَعِي، فَلَا بُدَّ أنْ يُنكِرَ نَفْسَهُ، وَأنْ يَرْفَعَ الصَّلِيبَ المُعطَى لَهُ وَيَتْبَعَنِي. 25 فَمَنْ يُرِيدُ أنْ يُخَلِّصَ حَيَاتَهُ، سَيَخْسَرُهَا. أمَّا مَنْ يَخْسَرُ حَيَاتَهُ مِنْ أجْلِي، فَسَيُجِدُهَا. 26 مَاذَا يَنْتَفِعُ الإنْسَانُ لَوْ رَبِحَ العَالَمَ كُلَّهُ، وَخَسِرَ نَفْسَهُ؟ أوْ مَاذَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الإنْسَانُ أنْ يَدْفَعَ لِيَسْتَرِدَّ حَيَاتَهُ؟ 27 لِأنَّ ابْنَ الإنْسَانِ سَيَأْتِي فِي مَجْدِ أبِيهِ مَعَ مَلَائِكَتِهِ، وَسَيُجَازِي كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ بِحَسَبِ أعْمَالِهِ. 28 أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ، إنَّ مِنْ بَيْنِ الوَاقِفِينَ هُنَا أشخَاصًا لَنْ يَذُوقُوا المَوْتَ قَبْلَ أنْ يَرَوْا ابْنَ الإنْسَانِ آتِيًا فِي مَلَكُوتِهِ.»
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