C.R.P. Day 293 - Matthew 16; Mark 8;

The Pharisees and the Sadducees come to Jesus asking for a sign to be given them; Jesus responds that a sign will not be given to them except the sign of the prophet Jonah; Jesus warns his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees; Jesus is disciples understood that there were to be where of the doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees; Jesus asked his disciples who do men say that he is; people say that Jesus was John the Baptist or Elijah or Jeremiah or one of the prophets; Simon Peter says that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God; Jesus commands us disciples to tell no one that he is Jesus the Christ; Jesus tells his disciples that he must suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes and be killed and be raised the third day; Jesus rebukes Peter and says to him “get behind me Satan!“ Jesus told the disciples anyone who tries to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for His sake will find it; Jesus feeds the multitude of 4000 with seven loaves of bread and a few fishes; Jesus comes to Bethsaida and heals a blind man; Jesus spits on his eyes and puts his hands on him and the blame and says that he sees men like trees walking; Jesus put his hands on the blind man again and the man’s sight was restored and he saw everyone clearly; Jesus tells the blind man not to go into town and not to tell anyone in the town; Jesus asked his disciples what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul