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19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; the things you don't allow on earth will be the things that God does not allow, and the things you allow on earth will be the things that God allows."
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I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will bebound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will beloosed in heaven.”
20 Then Jesus warned his followers not to tell anyone he was the Christ.
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Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
21 From that time on Jesus began telling his followers that he must go to Jerusalem, where the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law would make him suffer many things. He told them he must be killed and then be raised from the dead on the third day.
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From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
22 Peter took Jesus aside and told him not to talk like that. He said, "God save you from those things, Lord! Those things will never happen to you!"
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Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
23 Then Jesus said to Peter, "Go away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don't care about the things of God, but only about the things people think are important."
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Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
24 Then Jesus said to his followers, "If people want to follow me, they must give up the things they want. They must be willing even to give up their lives to follow me.
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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
25 Those who want to save their lives will give up true life, and those who give up their lives for me will have true life.
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For whoever wants to save their lifewill lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.
26 It is worth nothing for them to have the whole world if they lose their souls. They could never pay enough to buy back their souls.
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What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
27 The Son of Man will come again with his Father's glory and with his angels. At that time, he will reward them for what they have done.
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For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done.
28 I tell you the truth, some people standing here will see the Son of Man coming with his kingdom before they die."
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“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
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