18 And I tell you, (A)you are Peter, and (B)on this rock[a] I will build my church, and (C)the gates of (D)hell[b] shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you (E)the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and (F)whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[c] in heaven.” 20 (G)Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 (H)From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that (I)he must go to Jerusalem and (J)suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on (K)the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord![d] This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, (L)“Get behind me, Satan! You are (M)a hindrance[e] to me. For you (N)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him (O)deny himself and (P)take up his cross and follow me. 25 For (Q)whoever would save his life[f] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For (R)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or (S)what shall a man give in return for his soul?

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar
  2. Matthew 16:18 Greek the gates of Hades
  3. Matthew 16:19 Or shall have been bound… shall have been loosed
  4. Matthew 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
  5. Matthew 16:23 Greek stumbling block
  6. Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26

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