Matthew 16:16-26

16 Simon Peter answered, "You are ¹the Christ, ²the Son of ³the living God."

17 And Jesus said to him, "Blessed are you, ⁴Simon Barjona, because ⁵flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

18 "I also say to you that you are ⁶Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of ⁷Hades will not overpower it.

19 "I will give you ⁸the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and ⁹whatever * you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever * you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven."

20 ¹⁰Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was ¹¹the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death

21 ¹²From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and ¹³suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.

22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, "God forbid it, Lord! This shall never * happen to You."

23 But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, ¹⁴Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

Discipleship Is Costly

24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and ¹⁵take up his cross and follow Me.

25 "For ¹⁶whoever * wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever * loses his life for My sake will find it.

26 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

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Cross References 16

1. Matthew 1:16; Matthew 16:20; John 11:27
2. Matthew 4:3
3. Psalms 42:2; Matthew 26:63; Acts 14:15; Romans 9:26; 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 1 Timothy 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 3:12; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 10:31; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 7:2
4. John 1:42; John 21:15-17
5. 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14
6. Matthew 4:18
7. Matthew 11:23
8. Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 1:18; Revelation 3:7
9. Matthew 18:18; John 20:23
10. Matthew 8:4; Mark 8:30; Luke 9:21
11. Matthew 1:16; Matthew 16:16; John 11:27
12. Matthew 16:21-28: {Mark 8:31-9:1; Luke 9:22-27}
13. Matthew 12:40; Matthew 17:9, 12, 22; Matthew 20:18; Matthew 27:63; Mark 9:12, 31; Luke 17:25; Luke 18:32; Luke 24:7; John 2:19
14. Matthew 4:10
15. Matthew 10:38; Luke 14:27
16. Matthew 10:39

Footnotes 14

[a]. I.e. the Messiah
[b]. I.e. son of Jonah
[c]. Gr "Petros," a stone
[d]. Gr "petra," large rock; bed-rock
[e]. Gr "estai dedemenon," fut. pft. pass.
[f]. Gr "estai lelumenon," fut. pft. pass.
[g]. Or "strictly admonished"
[h]. I.e. the Messiah
[i]. Two early mss read "Jesus Christ"
[j]. Lit (God be) "merciful to You"
[k]. Lit "be"
[l]. Lit "the things of God"
[m]. Or "soul"
[n]. Or "soul"