Matthew 16:13-28

New American Standard Bible 1995

Peter’s Confession of Christ

^13 (A)Now when Jesus came into the district of ^(B)Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, “Who do people say that ^(C)the Son of Man is?” ¹⁴ And they said, “Some say ^(D)John the Baptist; and others, ^[a](E)Elijah; but still others, ^[b]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” ¹⁵ He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶ Simon Peter answered, “You are ^[c](F)the Christ, ^(G)the Son of ^(H)the living God.” ¹⁷ And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, ^(I)Simon ^[d]Barjona, because ^(J)flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. ¹⁸ I also say to you that you are ^[e](K)Peter, and upon this ^[f]rock I will build My church; and the gates of ^(L)Hades will not overpower it. ¹⁹ I will give you ^(M)the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and ^(N)whatever you bind on earth ^[g]shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth ^[h]shall have been loosed in heaven.” ^20 (O)Then He ^[i]warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was ^[j](P)the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death

^21 (Q)From that time ^[k]Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and ^(R)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. ²² Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “^[l]God forbid it, Lord! This shall never ^[m]happen to You.” ²³ But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, ^(S)Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on ^[n]God’s interests, but man’s.”

Discipleship Is Costly

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and ^(T)take up his cross and follow Me. ²⁵ For ^(U)whoever wishes to save his ^[o]life will lose it; but whoever loses his ^[p]life for My sake will find it. ²⁶ For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the ^(V)Son of Man ^(W)is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and ^(X)will then ^[q]repay every man according to his ^[r]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 ^(Y)Son of Man ^(Z)coming in His kingdom.”