A sign from heaven requested by the Pharisees and Sadducees - Matthew 16

A sign from heaven requested by the Pharisees and Sadducees

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

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

3 - 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?

4 - 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.

The leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 - 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?

12 - 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.

Peter's Confession

13 - 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?

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

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

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

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

18 - 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.*Peter: this name signifies a rock

19 - 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.

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

Jesus predicts his death

21 - 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.

22 - Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.*Be...: Gr. Pity thyself

23 - 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.

24 - 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.

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

26 - 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?

27 - 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.

28 - 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.

Temptation of Jesus Christ - Luker 4

Temptation of Jesus Christ

1  And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 - Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

3 - And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

4 - And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

5 - And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

6 - And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7 - If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.*worship me: or, fall down before me

8 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

9 - And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

10 - For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

11 - And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 - And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13 - And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

Preaching in Nazareth

14 - And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

15 - And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

16 - And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

17 - And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

18 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

19 - To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

20 - And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

21 - And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

22 - And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

23 - And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

24 - And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

25 - But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

26 - But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

27 - And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

28. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

29 - And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.*brow: or, edge

30 - But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

Healing a demon-possessed man in Capernaum

31 - And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

32 - And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

33 - And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

34 - Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.*Let...: or, Away

35 - And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

36 - And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

37 - And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

Cure of Pedro's mother-in-law and several sick people

38 - And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

39 - And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

40 - Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

41 - And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.*to speak...: or, to say that they knew him to be Christ

42 - And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

43 -  And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

44 - And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.