Matthew 16

Matthew 16:3

O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

O ye hypocrites, can ye prognosticate fair or foul weather by the face of the sky, which is more difficult and uncertain; and can ye not, by those clear predictions of the prophets and the miraculous demonstrations of my power, discern the time of my coming into the world?

Matthew 16:6

The learen of the Pharisees.

The sour and faulty doctrine, the vicious and distasteful glosses, of the Pharisees. See verses 11, 12.

Matthew 16:17

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou Simon Bar-Jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

Blessed art thou Simon, the son of Joanna, who hast thus believed with thy heart, and thus confessed with thy mouth: for it is not from any power of nature, that thou couldst have conceived thus of me; it is my Father, which is in Heaven, who, by his Holy Spirit, hath wrought this faith in thee.

Matthew 16:18

And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prerail against it.

And I say unto thee, That it was not for nothing, that I have heretofore given thee the name of Peter, which signifies a Stone; for thou hast herein approved thyself a living stone in that foundation of my Prophets and Apostles, whereof I myself am both the chief Corner Stone and also the firm Rock, by thee confessed, on which that foundation of my Church is so surely laid, as that the powers of hell shall never be able to prevail against it.

Matthew 16:19

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

And I will give unto thee, as my prime Apostle, and to the rest of thy fellows, in whose name thou hast made this gracious confession, and to their lawful successors, the keys of the kingdom of heaven: so as, by their censures and doctrine, they shall either open the gates thereof to the faithful and penitent, or shut them upon the impenitent, disobedient, unbelievers: and, what sentence they shall herein pass in a right and well-grounded proceeding, shall be accordingly ratified in heaven; whether it be to bind over men to condemnation, or to acquit them of their sins to their justification and salvation.

Matthew 16:23

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

But he turned to Peter, and said, When thou saidst well, I gave thee a title of love and honour; but now, when thou speakest thus carnally, I cannot but give thee thine own: It is Satan, that suggests this lewd counsel to thee, and thou sufferest thy tongue to be misguided by that tempter; since therefore thou playest his part, I shall justly call thee by his name: Get thee behind me, Satan; for these motions of thine argue a mind that is fleshly and sensual, and not holy and rightly informed in and disposed to the things of God; who, by my sufferings and death, hath graciously purposed the redemption of mankind.

Matthew 16:24

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

If any man will profess to be my disciple, let him deny and renounce his own will; and resign himself wholly over to be guided and disposed of by my Spirit; and let him resolve to undergo all crosses and afflictions, that shall be laid upon him for my Name’s sake, and so let him follow me.

Matthew 16:28

Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.

Verily I say unto you, Ye shall have no cause to think it long, ere I, the Son of Man, shall come in the glory of my Father; for I will ere long give you very glorious representations and tastes of this ensuing Majesty: some of you shall live to see, not only the image of my future glory in my Transfiguration, but the entrance and progress of my kingdom, both in my powerful Resurrection and glorious Ascension, and in the happy success of my Gospel through many parts of the world.