Bible Harmony

CHAPTER 16

Pharisees/Sadducees Demand a Sign

Parallel: Mark 8:11,12; Luke 12:54-56

Matt. 16:1 The Pharisees and the Sadducees came, and 1testing Him desired that He would show them a sign from heaven.

1Luke 11:16 And others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven.

Matt. 16:2 He 1answered and said to them, ”When it is evening, you say, ’It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

1Mark 8:12 And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, ”Why does this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, there will no sign be given to this generation.”

Matt. 16:3 And in the morning, ’It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and lowering.’ O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times?

Matt. 16:4 A 1wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet 2Jonah.” And He left them and departed.

1Jeremiah 3:14  ”Return, O backsliding children,” says the LORD; ”for I am married to you. I will take you, one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.

2Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Beware of Hypocrisy

Parallel: Mark 8:13-21; Luke 12:1-3

Matt. 16:5 And when His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take 1bread.

1Mark 8:14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and in the boat they did not have with them more than one loaf.

Matt. 16:6 Then Jesus said to them, ”Take heed and beware of the 1leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”

1Mark 8:15 And He charged them, saying, ”Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.”

Matt. 16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, ”It is because we have taken no bread.”

Matt. 16:8 But when Jesus perceived, He said to them, ”O you of 1little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?

1Matthew 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will He not much more clothe you? O you of little faith?

1Matthew 8:26 And He said to them, ”Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

1Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said to him, ”O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Matt. 16:9 Do you not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many 1baskets you took up?

1Matthew 14:20 And they all ate, and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments.

Matt. 16:10 Neither the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many 1baskets you took up?

1Matthew 15:37 And they all ate and were filled, and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

1Mark 8:8 So they did ate, and were filled, and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

Matt. 16:11 How is it that you do not understand that I spoke not to you concerning bread, but that you should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?”

Matt. 16:12 Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Peter’s Confession of Jesus The Christ

Parallel: Mark 8:27-30; Luke 9:18-20

Matt. 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples saying, 1”Who do men say that I the Son of Man am?”

1Mark 8:27 And Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, saying to them, ”Who do men say that I am?”

1Luke 9:18 And it came to pass, as He was alone praying His disciples were with Him, and He asked them, saying, ”Who do the people say that I am?”

Matt. 16:14 And they said, ”Some say that You are 1John the Baptist, some 2Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

1Matthew 14:1,2 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, and said to his servants, ”This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him.”

1Matthew 3:1,2 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, ”Repent you: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

2Mark 6:15 Others said, ”It is Elijah.” And others said, ”He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”

Matt. 16:15 He said to them, ”But who do you say that I am?”

Matt. 16:16 And 1Simon Peter answered and said, ”You are the 2Christ, the Son of the living God.”

1John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, ”You are Simon the son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.”

21 Corinthians 3:11 For other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Matt. 16:17 And Jesus answered and said to him, ”Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to you, but My 1Father who is in heaven.

1Matthew 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, ”This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

1Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, ”This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear you Him!”

Matt. 16:18 And I say also to you, that you are 1Peter, and upon this rock I will build My 2church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

1John 1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, He said, ”You are Simon the son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.”

2Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

Matt. 16:19 And I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you 1bind on earth will be bound in heaven: and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

1Acts 1:8 But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you shall be witnesses to Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.

1Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

1Acts 10:34,35 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, ”Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons. But in every nation he who fears Him, and works righteousness, is accepted by Him.”

1Acts 10:44,45 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word. And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles also.

Matt. 16:20 Then He charged His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.”

Death and Resurrection Predicted

Parallel: Mark 8:31-33; Luke 9:21,22

Matt. 16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to show to His 1disciples, how that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be 2killed, and be 3raised again the third day.

1John 2:19-22 Jesus answered and said to them, ”Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then said the Jews, ”It required forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?” But He spoke of the temple of His body. When therefore He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken.

2John 3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

3Matthew 12:38-40 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, ”Master, we would see a sign from You.” But He answered and said to them, ”An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Matt. 16:22 Then Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him, saying, ”Be it far from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”

Matt. 16:23 But He turned, and said to 1Peter, ”Get you behind Me, Satan! You are an offence to Me, for you think not the things that are of God, but those that are of men.”

1Mark 8:33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, ”Get behind Me, Satan. For you know not the things of God, but the things of men.”

1Matthew 4:10 Then said Jesus to him, ”Get yourself away from Me, Satan: for it is written, ’You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”

Take Up Cross/Follow Jesus

Parallel: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1; Luke 9:23-27; John 12:25,26

Matt. 16:24 Then said Jesus to His disciples, ”If any one will 1come after Me, let him 2deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

1Luke 9:23 And He said to them all, ”If anyone will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”

11 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

2Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented—

Matt. 16:25 For whoever will 1save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for My sake will find it.

1John 12:25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

1Mark 8:35 For whoever will save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for My sake and the gospel’s, will save it.

Matt. 16:26 For what is a man 1profited, if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his 2soul?

1Luke 9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gains the whole world, and loses or casts away himself?

2Luke 12:20,21 But God said to him, ”You fool, this night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be, which you have provided? So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

Matt. 16:27 For the Son of Man will 1come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He will 2reward every man according to his works.

1Matthew 25:31-33 When the Son of Man will come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then will He sit on the throne of His glory. And before Him will be gathered all nations, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And he will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

12 Thessalonians 1:7,8 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

2Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed to men to die once, but after this the judgment;