Matthew 16:21-17:13
1599 Geneva Bible
21 ¶ [a]From that time forth Jesus began to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the [b]Elders, and of the high Priests, and Scribes, and be slain and be raised again the third day.
22 Then Peter [c]took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, Master, pity thyself: this shall not be unto thee.
23 [d]Then he turned back, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, [e]Satan: thou art an offence unto me, because thou [f]understandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
24 [g]Jesus then said to his disciples, (A)If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself: and take up his cross, and follow me.
25 For (B)whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall [h]find it.
26 (C)For what shall it profit a man though he should win the whole world, if he lose his own soul? or what shall a man give for recompense of his soul?
27 For the son of man shall come [i]in the glory of his Father with his Angels, and (D)then shall he give to every man according to his deeds.
28 (E)Verily I say unto you, there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man come in his [j]kingdom.
17 2 The transfiguration of Christ. 5 Christ ought to be heard. 12 Elijah. 13 John Baptist. 17 The unbelief of the Apostles. 20 The power of faith. 21 Prayer and fasting. 22 Christ foretelleth his passion. 24 He payeth tribute.
1 And (F)[k][l]after six days, Jesus took Peter and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was [m]transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the Sun, and his clothes were as white as the light.
3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses, and Elijah, talking with him.
4 Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them: and behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, (G) This is [n]that my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear him.
6 And when the disciples heard that, they [o]fell on their faces, and were sore afraid.
7 Then Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
9 ¶ And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Show the [p]vision to no man, until the Son of man rise again from the dead.
10 (H)And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the Scribes that (I) Elijah must first come?
11 And Jesus answered, and said unto them, Certainly Elijah must first come, and restore all things.
12 But I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they would: likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples perceived that he spake unto them of John Baptist.
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:21 The minds of men are in time to be prepared and made ready against the stumbling block of persecution.
- Matthew 16:21 It was a name of dignity and not of age, and it is put for them, which were the Judges, which the Hebrews called Sanhedrin.
- Matthew 16:22 Took him by the hand and led him aside, as they used to do, which meant to talk familiarly with one.
- Matthew 16:23 Against a preposterous zeal.
- Matthew 16:23 The Hebrews call him Satan, that is to say, an adversary, whom the Grecians call diabolos, that is to say, slanderer, or tempter: but it is spoken of them, that either of malice, as Judas, John 6:70, or of lightness and pride resist the will of God.
- Matthew 16:23 By this word we are taught that Peter sinned, through a false persuasion of himself.
- Matthew 16:24 No men provide worse for themselves, than they that love themselves more than God.
- Matthew 16:25 Shall gain himself: And this is his meaning, they that deny Christ to save themselves, do not only not gain that which they look for, but also lose the thing they would have kept, that is themselves, which loss is the greatest of all: but as for them that doubt not to die for Christ, it fareth far otherwise with them.
- Matthew 16:27 Like a King, as Matt. 6:29.
- Matthew 16:28 By his kingdom is understood the glory of his ascension, and what followeth thereof, Eph. 4:10, or the preaching of the Gospel, Mark 9:1.
- Matthew 17:1 Christ is in such sort humble in the Gospel, that in the mean season he is Lord both of heaven and earth.
- Matthew 17:1 Luke reckoneth eight days, containing in that number the first and last, and Matthew speaketh but of them that were betwixt them.
- Matthew 17:2 Changed into another hue.
- Matthew 17:5 The article or the word, That, severeth Christ from other children. For he is God’s natural Son, we by adoption, therefore he is called the first begotten among the brethren, because that although he be of right the only Son, yet is he chief among many in that he is the fountain and head of the adoption.
- Matthew 17:6 Fell down flat on their faces and worshipped him, as Matt. 2:11.
- Matthew 17:9 Which they saw: otherwise the word, used in this place is properly spoken of that which is seen in a dream.
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