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Matthew 16

1 The Pharises require a token. 6 Jesus warneth his disciples of the Pharise’s doctrine. 16 The confession of Peter. 19 The keys of heaven. 24 The faithful must bear the cross. 25 To win or lose the life. 27 Christ’s coming.
1.Then *came the aPharises and the Sadduces, and did btempt him, desired him to shew them a sign from heaven.
2.But he answered, and said unto them, *When it is evening, ye say, Fair weather: for the sky is red.
3.And in the morning ye say, To day shalbe a tempest: for the sky is red and lowring. O hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, and can ye not discern the csigns of the times?
4.*The wicked generation, and adulterous seeketh a sign, and there shall no sign be given it, but the dsign of the Prophet *Jonas: so he left them, and departed.
5.¶ And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had *forgotten to take bread with them.
6.Then Jesus said unto them, *Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharises and Sadduces.
7.And they ^thought in them selves, saying, It is because we have brought no bread.
8.But Jesus eknowing it, said unto them, O ye of little faith, why think you thus in your selves, because ye have brought no bread?
9.Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the *five loaves, when there were five thousand men, and how many baskets took ye up?
10.Neither the seven loaves when there were *four thousand men, and how many baskets took ye up?
11.Why perceive ye not that I said not unto you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharises and of the Sadduces?
12.Then understood they that he had not said that they should beware of the leaven of bread, but of the fdoctrine of the Pharises, and Sadduces.
13.*Now when Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I, the Son of man am?
14.And they said, Some say, John Baptist: and some, Elias: and others, Jeremias, or one of the Prophets.
15.He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16.Then Simon Peter answered, and said, *Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.
17.And Jesus answered, and said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon, the son of Jonas: for gflesh 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 hthis rock I will build my Church: and the igates of hell shall not overcome it.
19.kAnd I *will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt lbind upon earth, shalbe bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt ^loose on earth, shalbe loosed in heaven.
20.Then he charged his disciples, that they should mtell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
21.nFrom that time forth Jesus began to shew unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the Elders, and of the high Priests, and Scribes, and be slain, and rise again the third day.
22.Then Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, Master, pity thy self: this shall not be unto thee.
23.Then he turned back, & said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, oSatan: thou art an offence unto me, because thou understandeth not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
24.Jesus then said to his disciples, *If any man will follow me, let him forsake him self, and take up his cross, and follow me.
25.For *whosoever will psave his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
26.*For what shall it profit a man though he should win the whole world, if he lose his own soul? or what shall a man give for recompense of his soul?
27.For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and *then shall he give to every man according to his deeds.
28.*Verily I say unto you, there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, qtill they have seen the Son of man come in his kingdom.

Notes

1-*.
Chap. 12.38, Mar. 8.11.
1-a.
Although they did not agree in doctrine, yet them joined together to fight against the truth.
1-b.
Men tempt God either by their incredulity, or curiosity.
2-*.
Luk. 12.54.
3-c.
Which appertain to the heavenly and spiritual life.
4-*.
Chap. 12.34.
4-*-1.
Jonas 2.1.
4-d.
Christ shall be to them as a Jonas raised up from death.
5-*.
Mar. 8.14.
6-*.
Luk. 12.1.
7-^.
Or, reasoned with themselves.
8-e.
A token of Christ’s divinity, to know men’s thoughts.
9-*.
Chap. 14.17, John 6.9.
10-*.
Chap. 15.34.
12-f.
We may boldly by Christ’s admonition reject and contemn all erroneous doctrine and man’s inventions, and ought only to cleave to the word of God.
13-*.
Mar. 8.27, Luk. 9.18.
16-*.
John 6.69.
17-g.
He means anything that is in man.
18-*.
John 1.42.
18-h.
Upon that faith whereby thou hast confessed and acknowledged me: for it is grounded upon an infallible truth.
18-i.
The power of Satan which stands in craft and violence.
19-*.
John 20.21.
19-^.
Or, absolve.
19-k.
The preachers of the Gospel open the gates of heaven with the word of God, which is the right key: so that where this word is not purely taught, there is neither key, nor authority.
19-l.
Condemned by God’s word.
20-m.
Because he would yet instruct them, and not prevent his time.
21-n.
He would pluck out of their hearts that false opinion, which they had of his temporal kingdom.
23-o.
Which word signifies an adversary, who resists the will of God, either of malice, as did Judas, or of rashness & ignorance, as Peter did.
24-*.
Chap. 10.38, Mar. 8.34, Luk. 9.23, and 14.27.
25-*.
Chap. 10.39, Mar. 8.35, Luk. 9.24 and 17.33, John 12.25.
25-p.
That is, whosoever thinks to save himself by forsaking Jesus Christ.
26-*.
Mar. 8.36, Luk. 9.25.
27-*.
Psal. 62.12, Rom. 2.6.
28-*.
Mar. 9.1, Luk. 9.27.
28-q.
This was fulfilled in his resurrection which was as an entry into his kingdom, and was also confirmed by sending the holy Ghost, whereby he wrought so great and sundry miracles.