Matthew 16:21-17:13

New American Standard Bible

Jesus Foretells His Death

^21 (A)From that time ^[a]Jesus began to ^[b]point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to ^(B)suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day. ²² And yet Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “^[c]God forbid it, Lord! This shall never ^[d]happen to You!” ²³ But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, ^(C)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on ^[e]God’s purposes, but men’s.”

Discipleship Is Costly

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, ^(D)take up his cross, and follow Me. ²⁵ For ^(E)whoever wants to save his ^[f]life will lose it; but whoever loses his ^[g]life for My sake will find it. ²⁶ For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but ^[h]forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the ^(F)Son of Man ^(G)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and ^(H)will then repay every person according to his ^[i]deeds.

²⁸ “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the ^(I)Son of Man ^(J)coming in His kingdom.”

The Transfiguration

17 ^(K)Six days later, Jesus *took with Him ^(L)Peter and ^[j]James, and his brother John, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. ² And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. ³ And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You want, ^(M)I will make three ^[k]tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁵ While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, ^(N)a voice from the cloud said, “^(O)This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him!” ⁶ When the disciples heard this, they fell ^[l]face down to the ground and were terrified. ⁷ And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and ^(P)do not be afraid.” ⁸ And raising their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

^9 (Q)When they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “^(R)Tell the vision to no one until ^(S)the Son of Man has ^(T)risen from the dead.” ¹⁰ And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that ^(U)Elijah must come first?” ¹¹ And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; ¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did ^[m]to him whatever they wanted. So also ^(V)the Son of Man is going to suffer ^[n]at their hands.” ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.