Matthew 16:20-24

20 ¹Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 ²From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that ³he must go to Jerusalem and ⁴suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ⁵the third day be raised.

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

23 But he turned and said to Peter, ⁶"Get behind me, Satan! You are ⁷a hindrance^[b] to me. For you ⁸are 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 ⁹deny himself and ¹⁰take up his cross and follow me.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21; [Matthew 17:9]; See Matthew 12:16
• 2. For ver. 21-28, see Mark 8:31 - 9:1; Luke 9:22-27; [Matthew 17:12, 22, 23; Matthew 20:17-19]
• 3. Matthew 20:18; [Luke 13:33]
• 4. Matthew 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7
• 5. See Matthew 27:63; John 2:19
• 6. [Matthew 4:10]
• 7. See Matthew 13:41
• 8. Romans 8:5; Philippians 3:19; Colossians 3:2; [Philippians 2:5]
• 9. [2 Timothy 2:12, 13]
• 10. See Matthew 10:38, 39

Footnotes

• [a] Or "[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!"
• [b] Greek stumbling block