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Matthew 16
Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner revision (1749–1752), the traditional Catholic English Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate. If you read a modern Bible, this is the same Scripture in older English; some names are spelled differently (Cesarea for Caesarea, Apocalypse for Revelation). About this translation
1 And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven.
2 But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning: To day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You know then how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times?
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. And he left them, and went away.
5 And when his disciples were come over the water, they had forgotten to take bread.
6 Who said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
7 But they thought within themselves, saying: Because we have taken no bread.
8 And Jesus knowing it, said: Why do you think within yourselves, O ye of little faith, for that you have no bread?
9 Do you not yet understand, neither do you remember the five loaves among five thousand men, and how many baskets you took up?
10 Nor the seven loaves, among four thousand men, and how many baskets you took up?
11 Why do you not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
12 Then they understood that he said not that they should beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 And Jesus came into the quarters of Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is? Fathers
14 But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am? 1 CCC
16 Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God. CCC · Fathers
17 And Jesus answering said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. CCC · Fathers
18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 23 CCC
19 And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven. CCC
20 Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ. CCC
21 From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again. CCC · Fathers
22 And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying: Lord, be it far from thee, this shall not be unto thee. CCC
23 Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men. CCC
24 Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. CCC · Fathers
25 For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. CCC · Fathers
26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul? CCC
27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels: and then will he render to every man according to his works.
28 Amen I say to you, there are some of them that stand here, that shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
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“The Lord Himself, too, makes it evident who it was that suffered; for when He asked the disciples, "Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am?”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 849 “The missionary mandate. "Having been divinely sent to the nations that she might be 'the universal sacrament of salvation,' the Church, in…”
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- CCC 424 “Moved by the grace of the Holy Spirit and drawn by the Father, we believe in Jesus and confess: 'You are the…”
- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 442 “Such is not the case for Simon Peter when he confesses Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God", for…”
“to whom the Father which is in heaven has revealed Him,”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XIX. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 442 “Such is not the case for Simon Peter when he confesses Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God", for…”
- CCC 153 “When St. Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus declared to him that this revelation…”
“Or how could Peter have been in ignorance, to whom the Lord gave testimony, that flesh and blood had not revealed to him, but the Father, who is in heaven?”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“And how was it that He also pronounced Peter blessed, because he acknowledged Him to be the Son of the living God?”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XXI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 424 “Moved by the grace of the Holy Spirit and drawn by the Father, we believe in Jesus and confess: 'You are the…”
- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 442 “Such is not the case for Simon Peter when he confesses Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God", for…”
- CCC 552 “Simon Peter holds the first place in the college of the Twelve; Jesus entrusted a unique mission to him. Through a revelation…”
- CCC 586 “Far from having been hostile to the Temple, where he gave the essential part of his teaching, Jesus was willing to pay…”
- CCC 881 “The Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church…”
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- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 553 “Jesus entrusted a specific authority to Peter: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind…”
- CCC 881 “The Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church…”
- CCC 1444 “In imparting to his apostles his own power to forgive sins the Lord also gives them the authority to reconcile sinners with…”
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- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
Read the Catechism and Fathers
- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 554 “From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master "began to show his…”
- CCC 607 “The desire to embrace his Father's plan of redeeming love inspired Jesus' whole life, for his redemptive passion was the very reason…”
“Hence, also, among His words He said, when He was discoursing about His future sufferings: The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the Pharisees and Scribes, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.”
Quoted in Dialogue with Trypho, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 160), Chapter C. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“For from that time forth," it is said, "He began to show to His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the priests, and be rejected, and crucified, and rise again the third day.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 554 “From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master "began to show his…”
- CCC 607 “The desire to embrace his Father's plan of redeeming love inspired Jesus' whole life, for his redemptive passion was the very reason…”
Read the Catechism
- CCC 440 “Jesus accepted Peter's profession of faith, which acknowledged him to be the Messiah, by announcing the imminent Passion of the Son of…”
- CCC 554 “From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master "began to show his…”
- CCC 607 “The desire to embrace his Father's plan of redeeming love inspired Jesus' whole life, for his redemptive passion was the very reason…”
Read the Catechism and Fathers
- CCC 226 “It means making good use of created things: faith in God, the only One, leads us to use everything that is not…”
- CCC 618 “The cross is the unique sacrifice of Christ, the "one mediator between God and men". But because in his incarnate divine person…”
- CCC 736 “By this power of the Spirit, God's children can bear much fruit. He who has grafted us onto the true vine will…”
“For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose it for My sake shall save it.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
Read the Catechism and Fathers
- CCC 226 “It means making good use of created things: faith in God, the only One, leads us to use everything that is not…”
- CCC 363 “In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person. But "soul" also refers to the…”
- CCC 736 “By this power of the Spirit, God's children can bear much fruit. He who has grafted us onto the true vine will…”
“For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose it for My sake shall save it.”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book III, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter XVIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
Read the Catechism
- CCC 226 “It means making good use of created things: faith in God, the only One, leads us to use everything that is not…”
- CCC 363 “In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person. But "soul" also refers to the…”
- CCC 736 “By this power of the Spirit, God's children can bear much fruit. He who has grafted us onto the true vine will…”
- CCC 1021 “Death puts an end to human life as the time open to either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested in Christ.…”
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