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Matthew 16:13-28

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Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

13 1Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
14 And they said, "Some say 2John the Baptist, others say 3Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
16 Simon Peter replied, 4"You are 5the Christ, 6the Son of 7the living God."
17 And Jesus answered him, 8"Blessed are you, 9Simon Bar-Jonah! For 10flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, 11but my Father who is in heaven.
18 And I tell you, 12you are Peter, and 13on this rock[a] I will build my church, and 14the gates of 15hell[b] shall not prevail against it.
19 I will give you 16the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and 17whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[c] in heaven."
20 18Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 19From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that 20he must go to Jerusalem and 21suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on 22the third day be raised.
22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord![d] This shall never happen to you."
23 But he turned and said to Peter, 23"Get behind me, Satan! You are 24a hindrance[e] to me. For you 25are 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 26deny himself and 27take up his cross and follow me.
25 For 28whoever would save his life[f] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
26 For 29what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or 30what shall a man give in return for his soul?
27 31For the Son of Man is going to come with 32his angels in the glory of his Father, and 33then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not 34taste death 35until they see the Son of Man 36coming in his kingdom."
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Cross References 36

  • 1. For ver. 13-16, see Mark 8:27-29; Luke 9:18-20
  • 2. Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7
  • 3. Mark 6:15; Luke 9:8; [Matthew 17:10; Mark 9:11; John 1:21]
  • 4. John 11:27
  • 5. See Matthew 1:17
  • 6. See Matthew 14:33
  • 7. Deuteronomy 5:26; Joshua 3:10; Psalms 42:2; Jeremiah 10:10; Daniel 6:20; Hosea 1:10; Acts 14:15; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Timothy 4:10
  • 8. [Matthew 13:16]
  • 9. [John 1:42; John 21:15-17]
  • 10. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16(Gk.); Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14
  • 11. 1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 12:3; [Matthew 11:25; John 6:45]
  • 12. [Matthew 10:2; John 1:42]
  • 13. Ephesians 2:20; Revelation 21:14; [Matthew 7:24]
  • 14. Job 38:17; Isaiah 38:10
  • 15. See Matthew 11:23
  • 16. [Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 3:7]
  • 17. [Matthew 18:18; John 20:23]
  • 18. Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21; [Matthew 17:9]; See Matthew 12:16
  • 19. For ver. 21-28, see Mark 8:31 - 9:1; Luke 9:22-27; [Matthew 17:12, 22, 23; Matthew 20:17-19]
  • 20. Matthew 20:18; [Luke 13:33]
  • 21. Matthew 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7
  • 22. See Matthew 27:63; John 2:19
  • 23. [Matthew 4:10]
  • 24. See Matthew 13:41
  • 25. Romans 8:5; Philippians 3:19; Colossians 3:2; [Philippians 2:5]
  • 26. [2 Timothy 2:12, 13]
  • 27. See Matthew 10:38, 39
  • 28. [See ver. 24 above]
  • 29. [Luke 12:20]
  • 30. [Psalms 49:7, 8]
  • 31. Matthew 24:30; Matthew 25:31; Matthew 26:64; Daniel 7:10, 13; Zechariah 14:5; John 1:51; Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 14; Revelation 1:7; [Deuteronomy 33:2]
  • 32. Matthew 13:41
  • 33. Romans 2:6; Romans 14:12; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Hebrews 9:27; 1 Peter 1:17; Revelation 2:23; Revelation 20:12; Revelation 22:12; See Acts 10:42; 1 Corinthians 3:8
  • 34. John 8:52; Hebrews 2:9
  • 35. [Matthew 10:23; Matthew 23:36; Matthew 24:34]
  • 36. Luke 23:42

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  • [b]. Greek the gates of Hades
  • [c]. Or shall have been bound... shall have been loosed
  • [d]. Or "[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!"
  • [e]. Greek stumbling block
  • [f]. The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26
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