Matthew 16 - Religious Leaders demand a sign, Peter declares

Memory verse(s):


Matt 16:13-17
¹³ When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
 ¹⁴ “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
 ¹⁵ Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”
 ¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
 ¹⁷ Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.


Matt 16:23-24

 ²³ Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”
 ²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.


Pericope Headings:
Religious Leaders demand a sign 1 - 4
Yeast of the Pharisees & Sadducees 5-12
You are the Messiah, the son of the living God 13-20
Jesus speaks of his death 21-28