Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 16

(Mark 8:11–13; Luke 12:54–56)

1ThenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334andtestedπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985Jesusby askingἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846to showἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

2ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588He repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “When eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798comesγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘The weather will be fairεὐδία,eudiaG2105,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588skyοὐρανός.ouranosG3772is redπυρράζειpurrazeiG4449,’

3andκαὶkaiG2532in the morningπρωΐ·prōiG4404, ‘TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594it will bestormyχειμών,cheimōnG5494,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588skyοὐρανός.ouranosG3772is redπυρράζειpurrazeiG4449andovercastστυγνάζωνstugnazōnG4768μὲνmenG3303.’You knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097howto interpretδιακρίνειν,diakrineinG1252theτὸtoG3588appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of theτοῦtouG3588skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,butδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756δύνασθε;dunastheG1410theτὰtaG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of theτῶνtōnG3588timesκαιρῶνkairōnG2540.

4AwickedπονηρὰponēraG4190andκαὶkaiG2532adulterousμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428generationγενεὰgeneaG1074demandsἐπιζητεῖ·epizēteiG1934a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592,butκαὶkaiG2532noneσημεῖον οὐsēmeion ouG4592 G3756will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325itαὐτῇautēaG846exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.”ThenκαὶkaiG2532He leftκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641themαὐτοὺςautousG846andwent awayἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

(Mark 8:14–21; Luke 12:1–3)

5WhenΚαὶKaiG2532they crossedἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toεἰςeisG1519theοἱhoiG3588other sideπέρανperanG4008,theτὸtoG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101forgotἐπελάθοντοepelathontoG1950to takeλαβεῖν.¶labeinG2983breadἄρτουςartousG740.

6“Watch outὁρᾶτεhorateG3708δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588!”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846καὶkaiG2532. “BewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337ofἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588leavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andκαὶkaiG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων.SaddoukaiōnG4523.”

7δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They discussed thisδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438andconcludedλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “It isbecauseὅτιhotiG3754we did not bringοὐκ ἐλάβομεν.¶ouk elabomenG3756 G2983anybreadἄρτουςartousG740.”

8δὲdeG1161AwareΓνοὺςGnousG1097of their conversationὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036, “Youof little faithὀλιγόπιστοι,oligopistoiG3640,whyτίtiG5101are you debatingδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς,he'autoisG1438aboutὅτιhotiG3754havingἔχετε;echeteG2192noοὐκoukG3756breadἄρτουςartousG740?

9Do you still not understandοὔπω νοεῖτεoupō noeiteG3768 G3539?Do you not rememberοὐδὲ μνημονεύετεoude mnēmoneueteG3761 G3421theτοὺςtousG3588fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740for theτῶνtōnG3588five thousandπεντακισχιλίωνpentakischiliōnG4000,andκαὶkaiG2532how manyπόσουςposousG4214basketfulsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894you gatheredἐλάβετε;elabeteG2983?

10OrοὐδὲoudeG3761theτοὺςtousG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033loavesἄρτουςartousG740for theτῶνtōnG3588four thousandτετρακισχιλίωνtetrakischiliōnG5070,andκαὶkaiG2532how manyπόσαςposasG4214basketfulsσπυρίδαςspuridasG4711you gatheredἐλάβετε;elabeteG2983?

11HowπῶςpōsG4459do you not understandοὐ νοεῖτεou noeiteG3756 G3539thatὅτιhotiG3754I was not telling youοὐ εἶπον ὑμῖν;ou eipon huminG3756 G2036 G4771aboutπερὶperiG4012breadἄρτωνartōnG740?ButδὲdeG1161bewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337ofἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588leavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andκαὶkaiG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων.¶SaddoukaiōnG4523.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119they understoodσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920thatὅτιhotiG3754He was not tellingοὐκ εἶπενouk eipenG3756 G2036themto bewareπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337ofἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588leavenζύμηςzumēsG2219used inτῶνtōnG3588breadἄρτωνartōnG740,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ofἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andκαὶkaiG2532SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων.¶SaddoukaiōnG4523.

Peter’s Confession of Christ

(Mark 8:27–30; Luke 9:18–20; John 6:67–71)

13WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424cameἘλθὼνElthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588regionμέρηmerēG3313of CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542τῆςtēsG3588PhilippiΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,He questionedἠρώταērōtaG2065HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101λέγων·legōnG3004: “WhoτίναtinaG5101οἱhoiG3588do peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofτοῦtouG3588Manἀνθρώπου;anthrōpouG444isG1510?”

14δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “SomeοἱhoiG3588sayμέν·menG3303JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491theτὸνtonG3588Baptistβαπτιστήν,baptistēnG910δέ·deG1161;othersἄλλοιalloiG243sayElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;and stillδέ·deG1161othersἕτεροιheteroiG2087,JeremiahἸερεμίανIeremianG2408orἢēG2228oneἕναhenaG1520of theτῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶν.prophētōnG4396.”

15“ButδὲdeG1161what aboutyouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771?” JesusaskedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “WhoτίναtinaG5101do you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004IG1473amG1510?”

16δὲdeG1161SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036, “YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510theὁhoG3588ChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofτοῦtouG3588theτοῦtouG3588livingζῶντος.¶zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”

17δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ·Apokritheis eipen autōG611 G2036 G846, “BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107are youεἶ,eiG1510,SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613son of JonahΒαριωνᾶ,BariōnaG920!ForὅτιhotiG3754thiswas not revealedοὐκ ἀπεκάλυψένouk apekalupsenG3756 G601to youσοιsoiG4771by fleshσὰρξsarxG4561andκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἷμαhaimaG129,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235byMyG1473ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962ὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς.ouranoisG3772.

18AndδέdeG1161IG2504tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοιsoiG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754youσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,andG2532onἐπὶepiG1909thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588rockπέτρᾳpetraG4073I will buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618MyκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473τὴνtēnG3588churchἐκκλησίαν,ekklēsianG1577,andG2532thegatesπύλαιpulaiG4439of HadesᾅδουhadouG86will not prevail againstοὐ κατισχύσουσινou katischusousinG3756 G2729itαὐτῆς.autēsG846.

19I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youσοιsoiG4771theτὰςtasG3588keysκλεῖδαςkleidasG2807of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν,ouranōnG3772καὶkaiG2532.WhateverὃhoG3739you bindἐὰν δήσῃςean dēsēsG1437 G1210onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will beἔσταιestaiG1510boundδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς,ouranoisG3772,andκαὶkaiG2532whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437you looseλύσῃςlusēsG3089onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will beἔσταιestaiG1510loosedλελυμένονlelumenonG3089inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588heavenοὐρανοῖς.¶ouranoisG3772.”

20ThenΤότεToteG5119He admonishedδιεστείλατοdiesteilatoG1291theτοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101ἵναinaG2443not to tell anyoneμηδενὶ εἴπωσινmēdeni eipōsinG2036 G3367thatὅτιhotiG3754HeαὐτόςautosG846wasἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός.¶christosG5547.

Christ’s Passion Foretold

(Mark 8:31–33; Luke 9:21–22)

21FromἈπὸApoG575that timeτότεtoteG5119onὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424beganG756to showδεικνύεινdeiknueinG1166HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῖςtoisG3588disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101thatὅτιhotiG3754He mustδεῖ αὐτὸνdei autonG1163 G846goἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414andκαὶkaiG2532sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183at the hands ofἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245καὶkaiG2532,chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749,andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532that He must be killedἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaiG615andκαὶkaiG2532on theτῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250be raised to lifeἐγερθῆναι.egerthēnaiG1453.

22καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074took Him asideπροσλαβόμενος αὐτὸνproslabomenos autonG4355 G846andbeganG756to rebukeἐπιτιμᾶνepitimanG2008HimαὐτῷautōG846. “Far be itἵλεώςileōsG2436from Youσοι,soiG4771,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962!”he saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “Thisτοῦτο.¶toutoG3778shall neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361happenἔσταιestaiG1510to YouσοιsoiG4771!”

23ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusturnedστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036τῷtōG3588to PeterΠέτρῳ·PetrōG4074, “GetὕπαγεhupageG5217behindὀπίσωopisōG3694MeG1473,Satanσατανᾶ,satanaG4567!You areεἶeiG1510a stumbling blockσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625to MeG1473.ForὅτιhotiG3754you do not have in mindοὐ φρονεῖςou phroneisG3756 G5426the thingsτὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὰtaG3588thingsτῶνtōnG3588of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.”

Take Up Your Cross

(Mark 8:34–38; Luke 9:23–27)

24ThenΤότεToteG5119ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424toldεἶπεν τοῖςeipen toisG2036 G3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to comeἐλθεῖν,eltheinG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694MeG1473,he must denyἀπαρνησάσθωaparnēsasthōG533himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438andκαὶkaiG2532take upἀράτωaratōG142hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716andκαὶkaiG2532followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190MeG1473.

25ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃςhosG3739wantsἐὰν θέλῃean thelēG1437 G2309to saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590will loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622itαὐτήν·autēnG846,butδ᾽d᾽G1161whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302losesἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for My sakeἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ,heneken emouG1752 G1473will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147itαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.

26γὰρgarG1063WhatΤίTiG5101will it profitὠφεληθήσεταιōphelēthēsetaiG5623a manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444ifἐὰνeanG1437he gainsκερδήσῃ,kerdēsēG2770theτὸνtonG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650worldκόσμονkosmonG2889,yetδὲdeG1161forfeitsζημιωθῇ;zēmiōthēaG2210hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590?OrἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101can a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444giveδώσειdōseiG1325in exchange forἀντάλλαγμαantallagmaG465hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846τῆςtēsG3588soulψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590?

27ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofτοῦtouG3588ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444willμέλλειmelleiG3195comeἔρχεσθαιerchesthaiG2064inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588Father’sπατρὸςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391withμετὰmetaG3326HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32,andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119He will repayἀποδώσειapodōseiG591each oneἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according toκατὰkataG2596what heαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὴνtēnG3588has doneπρᾶξινpraxinG4234.

28TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,someτινεςtinesG5100whoτῶνtōnG3588areεἰσίνeisinG1510standingἑστώτωνhestōtōnG2476hereὧδεhōdeG5602οἵτινεςoitinesG3748will not tasteοὐ μὴ γεύσωνταιou mē geusōntaiG3756 G3361 G1089deathθανάτουthanatouG2288beforeἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302they seeG3708theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932.”