Luke 9:18-27

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

18 ¹Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am? ”

19 And they answered, ²“John the Baptist. But others say, ³Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen. ”

20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am? ”And Peter answered, ⁴“The Christ of God. ”

Jesus Foretells His Death

21 ⁵And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,

22 ⁶saying, ⁷“The Son of Man must ⁸suffer many things and ⁹be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ¹⁰the third day be raised. ”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him ¹¹deny himself and ¹²take up his cross ¹³daily and follow me.

24 For ¹⁴whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

25 ¹⁵For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

26 For ¹⁶whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed ¹⁷when he comes in ¹⁸his glory and the glory of the Father and of ¹⁹the holy angels.

27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not ²⁰taste death ²¹until they see the kingdom of God. ”