Matthew 16:16-26

16 And Simon Peter answered [and] said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God!"

17 And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will be released in heaven."

20 Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

21 From that time [on] Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many [things] from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

22 And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

23 But he turned around [and] said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a cause for stumbling to me, because you are not intent on the things of God, but the things of people!"

Taking Up One’s Cross to Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.

26 For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?