²¹From^r then on Jesus began to point out to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.^s ²²Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, “Oh no,^L Lord! This will never happen to you!”

²³Jesus turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns^M but human concerns.”^t

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

²⁴Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.^u ²⁵For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.^v ²⁶For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?^w ²⁷For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father,^x and then he will reward each according to what he has done. ²⁸Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”^y

Read in Logos

Matthew 16:26: For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

Footnotes

L “Mercy to you “May God have mercy on you
M about the things of God

Cross references

r Mk 8:31–9:1; Lk 9:22–27
s Mt 17:9; 20:18; 27:63; Lk 24:7; Jn 2:19
t 2Sm 19:22; Rm 8:5,7; Php 2:5; 3:19; Col 3:2
u Mt 10:38; Lk 14:27
v Mt 10:39; Jn 12:25
w Ps 49:7–8; Lk 12:20
x Mt 26:64; Mk 8:38; Ac 1:11; 1Th 1:10; 4:16; Rv 1:7
y Mt 4:23; 10:23; Ac 20:25