Matthew 16

King James Version · 79 Urantia Book parallels in this chapter

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The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

C 136:7.4 No supernatural sign

R 136:8.1 Jesus refused to show a sign

C 153:4.5 Pharisees ask for a sign

S 157:2.1 Jesus challenged

He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

S 157:2.2 Beware the leaven of Pharisees

S 157:7.4 Beware leaven of Pharisees

S 165:3.2 Beware leaven of Pharisees

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

C 165:5.3 Ye of little faith

Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

S 157:3.1 Jesus and 12 to Caesarea-Philippi

S 157:3.3 "Who do men say I am?"

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

S 157:3.5 Answer: "various prophets"

S 196:0.13 Supreme requirement: "follow me"

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

R 136:1.1 Jesus, Son of God

C 141:3.5 Gospel of Divine Sonship

S 157:3.5 "Who do you say I am?"

C 157:5.1 Jesus, the Son of God

S 179:3.2 Peter first "believer"

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

R 1:7.1 The living God

S 157:3.5 "You are the Christ"

S 157:5.1 Unquestioned divinity

C 195:10.4 God is a living Spirit

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

C 100:7.16 Our Father in heaven

C 131:10.2 God is our heavenly Father

C 142:3.8 The Father in heaven

S 157:3.6 This revealed by Father

S 193:0.3 Revealed your Father in heaven

C 196:0.2 Father in heaven

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

S 139:2.2 New significance

S 157:4.5 Keys of outward kingdom

S 174:0.2 Foundations of rock

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

C 34:6.13 Kingdom of heaven

C 39:4.14 Keys of the kingdom

R 90:5.5 Hold the keys of heaven

C 137:8.6 Proclaim setting up of kingdom

C 143:1.5 Gospel of the kingdom

C 153:2.4 Kingdom of heaven

R 158:4.6 "Keys of the kingdom"

S 169:4.6 Kingdom of heaven

C 171:0.1 Kingdom of Heaven

S 190:5.4 Gospel of the kingdom

C 193:0.4 Gospel of the kingdom

Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

S 149:1.2 Tell no man

S 157:3.6 Tell no man

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

S 158:6.5 Foretelling passion

S 158:7.3 Apostles hear passion again

S 171:4.2 Warning: crucifixion, resurrection

C 171:4.8 Rising on third day

S 180:6.7 Must die but will rise

C 181:1.5 Must die but will rise

C 181:2.30 Promise: rise the third day

C 186:3.4 Rise again on third day

S 190:5.4 Foretold death, resurrection

S 193:0.2 Told of death & resurrection

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

S 158:7.3 Peter protests

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

R 53:8.4 Get thee behind me Satan

S 158:7.4 Jesus rebukes Peter

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

C 2:5.2 Whosoever will may come

C 32:5.8 Whosoever will may come

C 100:7.6 Whosoever will may come

R 131:10.7 Whosoever will are saved

R 139:12.7 Whosoever will may come

S 140:6.11 Take up responsibilities, follow me

S 157:6.8 Disciples, follow me

S 158:7.5 Cost of discipleship

S 158:7.5 Take up responsibilities, follow me

S 159:5.10 Take up responsibilities, follow me

C 165:3.8 Whosoever will may come

C 166:3.7 Whosoever will may come

S 171:2.3 You who follow must pay price

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

R 103:5.6 If save life, lose it; if lose, find

R 140:5.19 Who would save life, lose it

S 158:7.5 Save life selfishly, lose it

S 160:5.10 Who would save life must lose it

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

R 140:8.17 What profit to gain world

S 165:4.9 What if gain world, lose soul?

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

R 52:5.7 Come in glory with angels

S 176:2.4 2nd coming with power

S 176:3.3 Return of Son of Man

C 196:2.5 Belief in soon-returning Lord

Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.