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Matthew 16:1

Matthew 16:1 The Foundation of the Church SUMMARY OF MATTHEW 16: A Sign Demanded. The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. At Caesarea Philippi. The Elias Who Should Come. The Confession of Peter. The Rock on Which the Church Should Be Founded. The Keys. Christ's Death at Jerusalem Foretold. The Rebuke of Peter. Losing Life and Finding It. The Coming of the Son of Man. The Pharisees also with the Sadducees. Compare Mark 8:10-13. For description of these two sects, see PNT "Mt 3:7". It is the first time the latter party is mentioned as opposed to Christ. A sign from heaven. Some mighty, visible miracle. See Matthew 12:38. Still in Paul's time "the Jews required a sign (1 Corinthians 1:22).

Other commentary entries containing this verse:

Matthew 4:6
Matthew 12:38
Matthew 16:1
Mark 8:11-13
1 Corinthians 1:22

 

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