11 How is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke not to you of loaves? But [I said] Beware of the leaven of the 12 Pharisees and Sadducees. Then they understood, that he 13 did not bid them beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. And Jesus, having come into the region of Cæsarea Philippi, asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that 14 the Son of man is? And they said, Some, John the Baptist; but some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the 15 prophets. He saith to them, But who do ye say that I 16 am? And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the 17 Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answer ing said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, son of Jonah; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father 8 who is in heaven. And I on my part say to thee, that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against 19 it. I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on earth will be 20 loosed in heaven. Then he charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. 21 From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, 22 and rise again on the third day. Then Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, 23 Lord! This shall not be to thee. But he turned and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan! thou art my stumbling-block; for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men. 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any one chooseth to Ver. 13-28. Comp. Mark viii. 27-ix. 1; Luke ix. 18–27. 25 and follow me. come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, For whoever chooseth to save his life will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake will 26 find it. For what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give 27 as an exchange for his life? in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then will 28 he render to every one according to his works. Truly do For the Son of man is to come I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom. XVII. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a 2 high mountain apart. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments 3 became white as the light. And lo! there appeared to 4 them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents; one for 5 thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him." 6 And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were 7 exceedingly afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, 8 and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And lifting up their 9 eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they came 10 down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead. And the disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the - Ver. 28. - in his kingdom; ie. in his royalty, or as king. 11 scribes that Elijah must first come? And he answering 12 said, Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things. But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also 13 is the Son of man to suffer by them. Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist. 14 And when they had come to the multitude, there came 15 to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have compassion on my son; for he is a lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into 16 the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they 17 could not cure him. Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him 18 hither to me. And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him; and the boy was cured from that hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why 20 could not we cast it out? And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you. 19 22 And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the 23 hands of men, and they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again. And they were greatly grieved. 24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not 25 your teacher pay the half-shekel? He saith, Yes. And Ver. 21. In many manuscripts, But this kind goeth not out except by prayer and fasting. It is genuine in Mark ix. 29. Ver. 24. the half-shekel? See Exod. xxx. 13–16. when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes? Of their own 26 sons, or of strangers? And when he said, Of strangers, 27 Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free. But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee. XVIII. At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, 2 Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And he called a child to him, and set him in the midst of 3 them, and said, Truly do I say to you, Unless ye are changed, and become as children, ye will not enter the 4 kingdom of heaven. Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of 5 heaven. And whoever receiveth one such child in my 6 name, receiveth me. But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! For it must needs be that stumbling-blocks come; but woe to 8 the man through whom the stumbling-block cometh! And if thy hand or thy foot is causing thee to fall, cut it off, and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life maimed or lame, than having two hands, or two feet, to be 9 cast into the everlasting fire. And if thine eye is causing thee to fall, pluck it out, and cast it from thee; it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. Chap. XVIII. Comp. Mark ix. 33–47; Luke ix. 46–48. Ver. 6, 7. See Luke xvii. 1, 2. 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven continually 12 behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. What think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them hath gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety-nine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which hath 13 gone astray? And if it happen that he find it, truly do I say to you, he rejoiceth over it more than over the 14 ninety-nine that did not go astray. Thus it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 15 Moreover, if thy brother sin, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he listen to thee, thou 16 hast gained thy brother; but if he do not listen, take with thee one or two more; that by the mouth of two or 17 three witnesses every word may be established.* And if he disregard them, tell the matter to the church; but if he disregard the church also, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican. 18 Truly do I say to you, Whatever ye shall bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever ye shall loose on 19 earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it will be done for them by my Father 20 who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 21 Then came Peter, and said to him, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? 22 Until seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times seven. Ver. 11. In some manuscripts, For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. It is genuine as found in Luke xix. 10. Ver. 11. See Luke xix. 10. Ver. 12-14. Ver. 21, 22. *See Deut. xix. 15. See Luke xv. 3-7. |