⁶ And Jesus said to them, “Watch out and ^(A)beware of the ^[a]leaven of the ^(B)Pharisees and Sadducees.”

¹¹ How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But ^(A)beware of the ^[a]leaven of the ^(B)Pharisees and Sadducees.” ¹² Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the ^(C)Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

^13 (D)Now when Jesus came into the district of ^(E)Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that ^(F)the Son of Man is?” ¹⁴ And they said, “Some say ^(G)John the Baptist; and others, ^[b](H)Elijah; but still others, ^[c]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” ¹⁵ He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶ And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are ^[d](I)the Christ, ^(J)the Son of ^(K)the living God.” ¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, ^(L)Simon ^[e]Bar-Jonah, because ^(M)flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ And I also say to you that you are ^[f](N)Peter, and upon this ^[g]rock I will build My church; and the gates of ^(O)Hades will not overpower it. ¹⁹ I will give you ^(P)the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and ^(Q)whatever you bind on earth ^[h]shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth ^[i]shall have been loosed in heaven.” ^20 (R)Then He ^[j]warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the ^[k](S)Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

^21 (T)From that time ^[l]Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and ^(U)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. ²² And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “^[m]God forbid it, Lord! This shall never ^[n]happen to You.” ²³ But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, ^(V)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on ^[o]God’s interests, but man’s.”

Take Up Your Cross

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and ^(W)take up his cross and follow Me. ²⁵ For ^(X)whoever wishes to save his ^[p]life will lose it; but whoever loses his ^[q]life for My sake will find it. ²⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the ^(Y)Son of Man ^(Z)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and ^(AA)will then ^[r]repay each one according to his ^[s]deeds.

²⁸ “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the ^(AB)Son of Man ^(AC)coming in His kingdom.”

¹⁵ And He was giving orders to them, saying, “^(A)Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^(B)Herod.”