²² Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, ^[a]“Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”

²³ But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, ^(A)Satan! ^(B)You are ^[b]an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

Take Up the Cross and Follow Him^(C)

^24 (D)Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and ^(E)follow Me. ²⁵ For ^(F)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. ²⁶ For what ^(G)profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or ^(H)what will a man give in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For ^(I)the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father ^(J)with His angels, ^(K)and then He will reward each according to his works. ²⁸ Assuredly, I say to you, ^(L)there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Jesus Transfigured on the Mount^(M)

17 Now ^(N)after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; ² and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. ³ And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, ^[c]let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

^5 (O)While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ^(P)“This is My beloved Son, ^(Q)in whom I am well pleased. ^(R)Hear Him!” ^6 (S)And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. ⁷ But Jesus came and ^(T)touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” ⁸ When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

⁹ Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”

¹⁰ And His disciples asked Him, saying, ^(U)“Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

¹¹ Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming ^[d]first and will ^(V)restore all things. ^12 (W)But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they ^(X)did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise ^(Y)the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.” ^13 (Z)Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.

A Boy Is Healed^(AA)

^14 (AB)And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, ¹⁵ “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is ^[e]an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶ So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

¹⁷ Then Jesus answered and said, “O ^[f]faithless and ^(AC)perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” ¹⁸ And Jesus ^(AD)rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

¹⁹ Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

²⁰ So Jesus said to them, “Because of your ^[g]unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, ^(AE)if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. ^21 [h]However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection^(AF)

^22 (AG)Now while they were ^[i]staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, ²³ and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly ^(AH)sorrowful.