Matthew 16:17-27

17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, ¹Simon Barjona, because ²flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

18 "I also say to you that you are ³Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of ⁴Hades will not overpower it.

19 "I will give you ⁵the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and ⁶whatever * you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever * you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."

20 ⁷Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was ⁸the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death

21 ⁹From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and ¹⁰suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.

22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never * happen to You."

23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, ¹¹Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

Discipleship Is Costly

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and ¹²take up his cross and follow Me.

25 "For ¹³whoever * wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever * loses his life for My sake will find it.

26 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

27 "For the ¹⁴Son of Man ¹⁵is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and ¹⁶WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.

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Cross References 16

1. John 1:42; John 21:15-17
2. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14
3. Matthew 4:18
4. Matthew 11:23
5. Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 3:7
6. Matthew 18:18; John 20:23
7. Matthew 8:4; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21
8. Matthew 1:16; Matthew 16:16; John 11:27
9. Matthew 16:21-28: {Mark 8:31-9:1; Luke 9:22-27}
10. Matthew 12:40; Matthew 17:9, 12, 22; Matthew 20:18; Matthew 27:63; Mark 9:12, 31; Luke 17:25; Luke 18:32; Luke 24:7; John 2:19
11. Matthew 4:10
12. Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:27
13. Matthew 10:39
14. Matthew 8:20
15. Matthew 10:23; Matthew 24:3, 27, 37, 39; Matthew 26:64; Mark 8:38; Mark 13:26; Luke 21:27; John 21:22; Acts 1:11; 1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 10; 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 8; James 5:7; 2 Peter 1:16; 2 Peter 3:4, 12; 1 John 2:28; Revelation 1:7
16. Psalms 62:12; Proverbs 24:12; Romans 2:6; Romans 14:12; 1 Corinthians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 6:8; Colossians 3:25; Revelation 2:23; Revelation 20:12; Revelation 22:12

Footnotes 15

[a]. I.e. son of Jonah
[b]. Gr "Petros," a stone
[c]. Gr "petra," large rock; bed-rock
[d]. Gr "estai dedemenon," fut. pft. pass.
[e]. Gr "estai lelumenon," fut. pft. pass.
[f]. Or "strictly admonished"
[g]. I.e. the Messiah
[h]. Two early mss read "Jesus Christ"
[i]. Lit (God be) "merciful to You"
[j]. Lit "be"
[k]. Lit "the things of God"
[l]. Or "soul"
[m]. Or "soul"
[n]. Or "recompense"
[o]. Lit "doing"