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Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"
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And they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Eli'jah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen."
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And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
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But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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saying, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
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And he said to all, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
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For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.
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For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)
