King James Version · Under Rome
Matthew 16
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The also with the came, and tempting him that he would shew them a sign from . He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for is red and lowring. O ye , ye can discern the of ; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the . And he left them, and departed. And when his were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. Then said unto them, Take heed and beware of the of the and of the . And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken . Which when perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little , why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought ? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the of the and of the ? Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the of bread, but of the doctrine of the and of the . When came into the coasts of Cesarea , he asked his , saying, Whom do men say that I am? And they said, Some say that thou art : some, ; and others, , or one of . He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And answered and said, Thou art , the Son of the living . And answered and said unto him, art thou, Bar–jona: for and hath not it unto thee, but which is in . And I say also unto thee, That thou art , and upon this I will build my ; and the of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of of : and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in : and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in . Then charged he his that they should tell no man that he was . From that time forth began to shew unto his , how that he must go unto , and suffer many things of the and and , and be killed, and be again the third day. Then took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, : this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto , Get thee behind me, : thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of , but those that be of men. Then said unto his , If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his , and follow me. For whosoever will his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own ? or what shall a man give in exchange for his ? For shall come in the of his with his ; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of , till they see coming in .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.