Luke 9:18-28

18 ¹And it happened that while He was ²praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the people say that I am?"

19 They answered and said, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again."

20 And He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered and said, "³The Christ of God."

21 But He ⁴warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,

22 ⁵saying, "⁶The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and be raised up on the third day."

23 And He was saying to them all, "⁷If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily * and follow Me.

24 "For ⁸whoever * wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever * loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.

25 "For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, and ⁹loses or forfeits himself?

26 "¹⁰For whoever * is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

27 "But I say to you truthfully, ¹¹there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God."

The Transfiguration

28 ¹²Some eight days after these sayings, He took along ¹³Peter and John and James, and ¹⁴went up on the mountain ¹⁵to pray.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 9:18-20: {Matthew 16:13-16; Mark 8:27-29}
• 2. Matthew 14:23; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28
• 3. John 6:68
• 4. Matthew 8:4; Matthew 16:20; Mark 8:30
• 5. Luke 9:22-27: {Matthew 16:21-28; Mark 8:31-9:1}
• 6. Matthew 16:21; Luke 9:44
• 7. Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:27
• 8. Matthew 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25
• 9. Hebrews 10:34
• 10. Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9
• 11. Matthew 16:28
• 12. Luke 9:28-36: {Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8}
• 13. Matthew 17:1
• 14. Matthew 5:1
• 15. Luke 3:21; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "crowds"
• [b] I.e. Messiah
• [c] Or "strictly admonished"
• [d] Or "soul"
• [e] Or "soul"