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Matthew 16:20-24
English Standard Version
Matthew 16:20-24
English Standard Version
20 (A)Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
21 (B)From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that (C)he must go to Jerusalem and (D)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on (E)the 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, (F)“Get behind me, Satan! You are (G)a hindrance[b] to me. For you (H)are 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 (I)deny himself and (J)take up his cross and follow me.
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- Matthew 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
- Matthew 16:23 Greek stumbling block
Matthew 16:20-24
New International Version
Matthew 16:20-24
New International Version
20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(A) that he was the Messiah.
Jesus Predicts His Death(B)
21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(C) and suffer many things(D) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(E) and that he must be killed(F) and on the third day(G) be raised to life.(H)
22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”
23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!(I) 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 disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(J)
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