Gen Z: Matthew 16
1The Pharisees and Sadducees pulled up, tryna get Jesus to show them a sign from heaven. So sus.
2He was like, “When it’s evening, you say it’s gonna be chill vibes ‘cause the sky’s red.”
3“And in the morning, you’re all like, ‘It’s gonna be a rough day’ ‘cause the sky’s red and gloomy. Y’all are hypocrites; you can read the sky but can’t peep the signs of the times?”
4“A wicked and shady generation wants a sign; only the sign of the prophet Jonas is coming. Then he dipped.”
5When his crew got to the other side, they totally forgot the bread.
6Jesus was like, “Yo, watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7They were lowkey debating, thinking it was ‘cause they forgot the bread.
8Jesus caught on and said, “O ye of little faith, why y’all stressing about bread?”
9“Do you not get it yet? Remember the five loaves for the five thousand? How many baskets did you pick up?”
10“And what about the seven loaves for the four thousand? How many baskets did you grab?”
11Yo, how come you don’t get it? I wasn’t talking about bread, but watch out for the rizz of the Pharisees and Sadducees, fr.
12Then they figured it out; he meant to be wary of the vibes from the Pharisees and Sadducees, not the bread, no cap.
13When Jesus rolled up to Cesarea Philippi, he asked his crew, "Who do people say I am, the Son of Man?"
14They were like, "Some say you’re John the Baptist, others say Elijah or Jeremiah, or one of the prophets, periodt."
15Then he hit them with, "But who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter popped off and said, "You’re the Christ, the Son of the living God, goated!"
17Jesus replied, "You’re blessed, Simon Bar-Jona; no human clued you in, but my Father in heaven did, lit."
18"And I’m telling you, you’re Peter, and on this rock, I’m building my church; the gates of hell can’t beat it, fr."
19"I’m giving you the keys to the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth is bound in heaven, and whatever you loose is loose, no cap."
20Then he told his squad not to spill the tea that he was Jesus the Christ, savage.
21From that time, Jesus was like, "Yo, I gotta go to Jerusalem, suffer a bunch from the elders and chief priests, get killed, and then bounce back on the third day. That's the vibe."
22Then Peter was like, "Nah, fam, that's not happening to you, Lord. No cap."
23But Jesus turned and told Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You're a major vibe check for me; you ain't thinking about God’s stuff, just human junk."
24Then Jesus said to his squad, "If anyone wants to roll with me, they gotta deny themselves, pick up their cross, and follow me. Periodt."
25"For whoever tries to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. That's lit."
26"What’s the point of a man gaining the whole world but losing his soul? Like, what can you trade for your soul? Sus."
27"The Son of Man is gonna come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and he’ll reward everyone based on what they did. Goated."
28"For real, some of you standing here won’t taste death until you see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom. That's bussin'."