Matthew 16:23-25

EasyEnglish Bible

²³ Jesus turned round and said to Peter, ‘Satan, go away from me! I must obey God. But you are trying to stop me. Your thoughts do not come from God. Instead, you are thinking like men think.’

²⁴ Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘A person who wants to come with me must not think about himself. He must decide that his own life is not important. He must be like someone who carries his own cross to go and die. Then he may come with me as my disciple. ²⁵ Whoever wants to keep his life safe will lose it. But whoever gives his life to serve me will have true life.