Matthew 16:21–27

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 pFrom that time Jesus began to show his disciples that qhe must go to Jerusalem and rsuffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on sthe third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord!5 This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, t“Get behind me, Satan! You are ua hindrance6 to me. For you vare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him wdeny himself and xtake up his cross and follow me. 25 For xwhoever would save his life7 will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For ywhat will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or zwhat shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 aFor the Son of Man is going to come with bhis angels in the glory of his Father, and cthen he will repay each person according to what he has done.

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p	Mt 16:21–28 Mk 8:31–9:1 Lk 9:22–27 Mt 17:12 Mt 17:22 Mt 17:23 Mt 20:17–19
q	Mt 20:18 Lk 13:33
r	Mt 17:12 Mt 17:22 Mt 17:23 Lk 24:7
s	Mt 27:63 Jn 2:19
5	Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
t	Mt 4:10
u	Mt 13:41
6	Greek stumbling block
v	Ro 8:5 Php 3:19 Col 3:2 Php 2:5
w	2 Ti 2:12 2 Ti 2:13
x	Mt 10:38 Mt 10:39
x	Mt 16:24
7	The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26
y	Lk 12:20
z	Ps 49:7 Ps 49:8
a	Mt 24:30 Mt 25:31 Mt 26:64 Da 7:10 Da 7:13 Zec 14:5 Jn 1:51 Ac 1:11 1 Th 1:10 1 Th 4:16 Jud 14 Re 1:7 Dt 33:2
b	Mt 13:41
c	Ro 2:6 Ro 14:12 2 Co 5:10 Heb 9:27 1 Pe 1:17 Re 2:23 Re 20:12 Re 22:12 Ac 10:42 1 Co 3:8