Common English Bible

Matthew 16:7-15 Common English Bible (CEB)

7. They discussed this among themselves and said, "We didn’t bring any bread."

8. Jesus knew what they were discussing and said, "You people of weak faith! Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you don’t have any bread?

9. Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves that fed the five thousand and how many baskets of leftovers you gathered?

10. And the seven loaves that fed the four thousand and how many large baskets of leftovers you gathered?

11. Don’t you know that I wasn’t talking about bread? But be on your guard for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

12. Then they understood that he wasn’t telling them to be on their guard for yeast used in making bread. No, he was telling them to watch out for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

13. Now when Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Human One is?"

14. They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the other prophets."

15. He said, "And what about you? Who do you say that I am?"