1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test him and asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, “When evening comes, you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘Storms today, for the sky is red and gloomy.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away. 5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 They discussed it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8 Knowing this, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you brought no bread? 9 Do you not yet understand, or remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you took up? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many large baskets you took up? 11 How do you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he had told them to beware of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees, rather than the leaven in bread. 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he strictly instructed the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. 21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised on the third day. 22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you do not set your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.” 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will repay each person according to his deeds. 28 Truly I tell you, some standing here will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”