Matthew 16:19-28

19 I will give you ¹the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and ²whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed^[a] in heaven."

20 ³Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 ⁴From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that ⁵he must go to Jerusalem and ⁶suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ⁷the third day be raised.

22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord!^[b] This shall never happen to you."

23 But he turned and said to Peter, ⁸"Get behind me, Satan! You are ⁹a hindrance^[c] to me. For you ¹⁰are 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 ¹¹deny himself and ¹²take up his cross and follow me.

25 For ¹³whoever would save his life^[d] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

26 For ¹⁴what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or ¹⁵what shall a man give in return for his soul?

27 ¹⁶For the Son of Man is going to come with ¹⁷his angels in the glory of his Father, and ¹⁸then 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 ¹⁹taste death ²⁰until they see the Son of Man ²¹coming in his kingdom."

Cross References

• 1. [Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 3:7]
• 2. [Matthew 18:18; John 20:23]
• 3. Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21; [Matthew 17:9]; See Matthew 12:16
• 4. For ver. 21-28, see Mark 8:31 - 9:1; Luke 9:22-27; [Matthew 17:12, 22, 23; Matthew 20:17-19]
• 5. Matthew 20:18; [Luke 13:33]
• 6. Matthew 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7
• 7. See Matthew 27:63; John 2:19
• 8. [Matthew 4:10]
• 9. See Matthew 13:41
• 10. Romans 8:5; Philippians 3:19; Colossians 3:2; [Philippians 2:5]
• 11. [2 Timothy 2:12, 13]
• 12. See Matthew 10:38, 39
• 13. [See ver. 24 above]
• 14. [Luke 12:20]
• 15. [Psalms 49:7, 8]
• 16. 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]
• 17. Matthew 13:41
• 18. 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
• 19. John 8:52; Hebrews 2:9
• 20. [Matthew 10:23; Matthew 23:36; Matthew 24:34]
• 21. Luke 23:42

Footnotes

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