Matthew

¹The Pharisees and Sadducees came and put Jesus to the test by asking him to show them a sign²²² from heaven. ²But he answered them,²²³ <“When it is evening, you say, ‘The weather will be pleasant because the sky is red.’ ³In the morning, you say, ‘The weather will be bad today because the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times!> ⁴An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.”

He left them and moved on. ⁵His disciples, arriving at the other side, [noticed that they] had forgotten to take bread. ⁶Jesus then said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

⁷At this, they reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread!”

⁸Perceiving this, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? ⁹Do you still not understand or remember the five loaves that fed the five thousand and how many baskets you gathered up? ¹⁰Or do you not remember the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up? ¹¹How is it that you do not understand that I was not speaking to you about {physical} bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

¹²Then they understood that he had not told them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter’s confession—“I will build my Church”

¹³Now when Jesus arrived in the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples a question, saying, “Who do people say that I, the Son of Man, am?”²²⁴

¹⁴They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, some say Elias, and others say Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

¹⁵Jesus then said to them, “But [you], who do you say that I am?”

¹⁶Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!”

¹⁷And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you,²²⁵ Simon Bar²²⁶ Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸I also tell you that you are Peter,²²⁷ and upon this rock I will build my Church,²²⁸ and the gates of hades²²⁹ will not prevail against it. ¹⁹I 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.” ²⁰Then he commanded his disciples not to tell anyone that he was Jesus,²³⁰ the Christ.²³¹

The passion announced—The Lord rebukes Peter—Discipleship

²¹From that time, Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the presbyters, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

²²Peter then took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you!”

²³But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God but on the things of men.” ²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. ²⁵Whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. ²⁶Indeed, what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and loses his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life? ²⁷For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to their deeds. ²⁸Amen, I tell you: some are standing here who will not have tasted death until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”²³²

The Lord’s transfiguration—The coming of Elias

222. Greek shmei/on
223. CT brackets verse 2 and 3 after “them” (omitted in א and B. Also omitted in Origen’s commentary on Matthew. It parallels Luke 12.54-57 but with some differences.)
224. CT (א, B) reads “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
225. Singular “you” in verses 17-19
226. “Son of”
227. Peter’s name is (Pe,troj) Petros (Rock) in Greek, Kepha in Aramaic (also Kephas/Khfa/j in the NT)
228. See Appendix B
229. That is “the power of death” (see Hebrews 2:15 and Psalm 24/23 LXX)
230. CT omits “Jesus”
231. Or “Messiah/Anointed One” (Cristo,j)
232. Generally understood as a reference to the Transfiguration (following chapter)