²¹From ^athen on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day. ^b²²Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, “Oh no, ^cLord! This will never happen to You!”

²³But He turned and told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, ^dbut man’s.” ^e

Take Up Your Cross

²⁴Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. ^f²⁵For whoever wants to save his ^•life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will find it. ^g²⁶What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life? ^h²⁷For the Son of Man is going to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, ⁱand then He will reward each according to what he has done. ²⁸^•I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” ^j

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

c16:22 Mercy to You = May God have mercy on You
d16:23 about the things of God
•The same Greek word (psyche) can be translated life or soul.
•This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk, and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you; in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.

Cross references

a16:21–28 Mk 8:31–9:1; Lk 9:22–27
b16:21 Mt 17:9; 20:18; 27:63; Lk 24:7; Jn 2:19
e16:23 2Sm 19:22; Rm 8:5, 7; Php 2:5; 3:19; Col 3:2
f16:24 Mt 10:38; Lk 14:27
g16:25 Mt 10:39; Jn 12:25
h16:26 Ps 49:7–8; Lk 12:20
i16:27 Mt 26:64; Mk 8:38; Ac 1:11; 1Th 1:10; 4:16; Rv 1:7
j16:28 Mt 4:23; 10:23; Ac 20:25