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Matthew 16:3-15 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

3. But if the sky is red and gloomy in the morning, you say it is going to rain. You can tell what the weather will be like by looking at the sky. But you don't understand what is happening now.

4. You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will be given is what happened to Jonah.Then Jesus left.

5. The disciples had forgotten to bring any bread when they crossed the lake.

6. Jesus then warned them, “Watch out! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

7. The disciples talked this over and said to each other, “He must be saying this because we didn't bring along any bread.”

8. Jesus knew what they were thinking and said:You don't have much faith! Why are you talking about not having any bread?

9. Don't you understand? Have you forgotten about the five thousand people and all those baskets of leftovers from just five loaves of bread?

10. And what about the four thousand people and all those baskets of leftovers from only seven loaves of bread?

11. Don't you know by now that I am not talking to you about bread? Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!

12. Finally, the disciples understood that Jesus wasn't talking about the yeast used to make bread, but about the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

13. When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, “What do people say about the Son of Man?”

14. The disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or perhaps Elijah or Jeremiah or some other prophet.”

15. Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

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