Jesus Is Asked for a Sign
1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus. They asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
2He replied, “In the evening you look at the sky. You say, ‘It will be good weather. The sky is red.’ 3And in the morning you say, ‘Today it will be stormy. The sky is red and cloudy.’ You know the meaning of what you see in the sky. But you can’t understand the signs of what is happening right now. 4An evil and unfaithful people look for a sign. But none will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.” Then Jesus left them and went away.
The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
5The disciples crossed over to the other side of the lake. They had forgotten to take bread. 6“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7The disciples talked about this among themselves. They said, “He must be saying this because we didn’t bring any bread.”
8Jesus knew what they were saying. So he said, “Your faith is so small! Why are you talking to each other about having no bread? 9Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the 5,000? Don’t you remember how many baskets of pieces you gathered? 10Don’t you remember the seven loaves for the 4,000? Don’t you remember how many baskets of pieces you gathered? 11How can you possibly not understand? I wasn’t talking to you about bread. But watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12Then the disciples understood that Jesus was not telling them to watch out for the yeast used in bread. He was warning them against what the Pharisees and Sadducees taught.
Peter Says That Jesus Is the Messiah
13Jesus went to the area of Caesarea Philippi. There he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist. Others say Elijah. Still others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah. You are the Son of the living God.”
17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah! No mere human showed this to you. My Father in heaven showed it to you. 18Here is what I tell you. You are Peter. On this rock I will build my church. The gates of hell will not be strong enough to destroy it. 19I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. What you lock on earth will be locked in heaven. What you unlock on earth will be unlocked in heaven.” 20Then Jesus ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Speaks About His Coming Death
21From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples what would happen to him. He told them he must go to Jerusalem. There he must suffer many things from the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law. He must be killed and on the third day rise to life again.
22Peter took Jesus to one side and began to scold him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This will never happen to you!”
23Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are standing in my way. You do not have in mind the things God cares about. Instead, you only have in mind the things humans care about.”
24Then Jesus spoke to his disciples. He said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must say no to themselves. They must pick up their cross and follow me. 25Whoever wants to save their life will lose it. But whoever loses their life for me will find it. 26What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? Or what can anyone trade for their soul? 27The Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory. His angels will come with him. And he will reward everyone in keeping with what they have done.
28“What I’m about to tell you is true. Some who are standing here will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Vođe traže čudesni znak
(Mt 12:38-39; Mk 8:11-13; Lk 12:54-56)
1K Isusu dođu farizeji i saduceji. Da bi ga iskušali, zatraže da im pokaže kakav znak s neba.
2On odgovori: “Vi znate uvečer reći: Bit će lijepo vrijeme jer je nebo crveno. 3A ujutro kažete: Nebo je mutno i crveno—danas će nevrijeme. Izgled neba znate protumačiti, a znake vremena ne znate! 4Znak traži pokvaren i preljubnički naraštaj, ali neće dobiti drugoga znaka osim Jonina.” Zatim ih ostavi i ode.
Farizejski i saducejski kvasac
(Mk 8:14-21)
5Prelazeći na drugu stranu jezera, učenici zaborave ponijeti kruha. 6“Budite oprezni!” upozorio ih je Isus. “Čuvajte se farizejskog i saducejskog kvasca!”
7Oni su mislili da im to govori zato što su zaboravili ponijeti kruh.
8Isus je to opazio, pa im reče: “Slaba je vaša vjera! Što ste se zabrinuli jer nemate kruha? 9Zar još ne razumijete? Zar ste zaboravili onih pet kruhova na pet tisuća ljudi i koliko ste još košara skupili? 10I onih sedam kruhova na četiri tisuće ljudi i košare koje ste nakupili? 11Kako još ne shvaćate da vam ne govorim o kruhu kad kažem: ‘Čuvajte se kvasca farizejskoga i saducejskoga!’?”
12Oni tada shvate da im nije govorio o krušnome kvascu, već o farizejskome i saducejskome učenju.
Petar priznaje Krista
(Mk 8:27-30; Lk 9:18-21)
13Kad je Isus došao u krajeve Filipove Cezareje, upita učenike: “Što ljudi kažu, tko je Sin Čovječji?”
14“Neki kažu da je Ivan Krstitelj,” odgovore oni, “neki da je Ilija, a neki opet da je Jeremija ili koji drugi prorok.”
15Tada ih upita: “A za koga me vi držite?”
16Šimun Petar odgovori: “Ti si Krist, Mesija, Sin živoga Boga!”
17“Blago tebi, Šimune, sine Jonin”, reče mu Isus, “jer ti to nije objavio čovjek16:17 U grčkome: jer ti to nisu objavili tijelo i krv., nego moj Otac nebeski. 18A ja tebi kažem: ti si Petar; na toj stijeni izgradit ću svoju Crkvu i vrata paklenai sve sile pakla16:18 U grčkome: vrata Hada. neće ju nadvladati. 19I dat ću ti ključeve nebeskog kraljevstva; što god svežeš na zemlji, bit će svezano na nebesima, i što god odriješiš na zemlji, bit će odriješeno na nebesima.”
20Tada strogo zapovjedi učenicima da nikome ne kazuju kako je on Krist.
Isus navješćuje svoju smrt
(Mk 8:31-33; Lk 9:22)
21Otada Isus počne učenicima otvoreno govoriti o tome kako mora otići u Jeruzalem i ondje mnogo pretrpjeti od starješina, svećeničkih poglavara i pismoznanaca, te kako će ga ubiti i kako će on treći dan uskrsnuti.
22Petar ga nato povede na stranu i počne ga od toga odgovarati: “Ne daj Bože, Gospodine! Ne smije ti se takvo što dogoditi!”
23Isus se okrene prema Petru i reče: “Odlazi od mene, Sotono! Ti si mi zamka jer ne razmišljaš na Božji način, nego ljudski!”
Kako biti Kristovi učenici
(Mk 8:34—9:1; Lk 9:23-27)
24Tada Isus reče svojim učenicima: “Želi li tko biti mojim sljedbenikom, neka se odrekne samoga sebe, neka uzme svoj križ i neka ide za mnom. 25Jer svatko tko želi sačuvati svoj život izgubit će ga; a tko dade svoj život za mene, naći će ga. 26Kakva ti je korist ako stekneš sav svijet, a izgubiš vječni život? Što se može mjeriti s vrijednošću života?16:26 U grčkome: Ili što će čovjek dati u zamjenu za svoj život? 27Jer ću ja, Sin Čovječji, zaista doći u slavi svojega Oca s anđelima i tada ću suditi svakome prema njegovim djelima. 28Zaista vam kažem, neki među vama koji ste ovdje neće umrijeti prije nego što vide mene, Sina Čovječjega, kako dolazim u kraljevskoj vlasti.”
