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Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,[fn] the Son of the living God!"Matthew 14:33; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20; John 6:69; 11:27; Acts 8:37; 9:20; Hebrews 1:2,5; 1 John 4:15; 5:5;">[xr]

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate."

JesusHe">[fn] said to him, "Why ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good.Why do you call me good? No one is good except for one—God">[fn] If you want to get into that life, you must keep the commandments."

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

Jesus looked at them intently and said, "For humans this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."Genesis 18:14; Job 1:42:2; Jeremiah 32:17; Zechariah 8:6; Luke 1:37; 18:27;">[xr]

Then Jesus went into the temple,temple of God">[fn] threw out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the money changers' tables and the chairs of those who sold doves.Deuteronomy 14:25; Mark 11:11; Luke 19:45; John 2:15;">[xr]

That is why I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce fruit for it.Matthew 8:12;">[xr]

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.[fn] They said, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, for you pay no attention to external appearance.

They said to him, "Caesar's. "So he said to them, "Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."Matthew 17:25; Romans 13:7;">[xr]

As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read what was spoken to you by God when he said,

'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?Exodus 3:6">[fn] HeGod">[fn] is not the God of the dead, but of the living."Exodus 3:6,16; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37; Acts 7:32; Hebrews 11:16;">[xr]

JesusHe">[fn] said to him, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'Deuteronomy 6:5">[fn]Deuteronomy 6:5; 10:12; 30:6; Luke 10:27;">[xr]

and stated, "This man said, 'I can destroy the sanctuary of God and rebuild it in three days.'"Matthew 27:40; John 2:19;">[xr]

But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest said to him, "I command you by the living God to tell us if you are the Christ,[fn] the Son of God!"Leviticus 5:1; 1 Samuel 14:24,26; Isaiah 53:7; Matthew 27:12,14;">[xr]

and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days - save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"Matthew 26:61,63; John 2:19;">[xr]

He trusts in God. Let Godhim">[fn] rescue him now if he cares for him. After all, he said, 'I am the Son of God,'"Psalm 22:8;">[xr]

About three o'clockthe ninth hour">[fn] Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?", which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"Psalm 22:1">[fn]Psalm 22:1; Hebrews 5:7;">[xr]

When the centurion[fn] and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"Matthew 27:36; Mark 15:39; Luke 23:47;">[xr]

This isThis is">[fn] the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.the Son of God">[fn]Matthew 14:33; Luke 1:35; John 1:34;">[xr]