Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time ^(A)

²¹ From that time on Jesus began to tell His followers that He had to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. These hard things would come from the leaders and from the head religious leaders of the Jews and from the teachers of the Law. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead. ²² Peter took Jesus away from the others and spoke sharp words to Him. He said, “Never, Lord! This must not happen to You!” ²³ Then Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are standing in My way. You are not thinking how God thinks. You are thinking how man thinks.”

Giving Up Riches

²⁴ Jesus said to His followers, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must forget about himself. He must take up his cross and follow Me. ²⁵ If anyone wants to keep his life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me, he will save it. ²⁶ For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? What can a man give to buy back his soul? ²⁷ The Son of Man will come in the greatness of His Father with His angels. Then He will give to every man his pay as he has worked. ²⁸ For sure, I tell you, there are some standing here that will not die until they see the Son of Man coming as King.”

Jesus Tells of His Death for the First Time ^(A)

³¹ He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things. He told them that the leaders and the religious leaders of the Jews and the teachers of the Law would have nothing to do with Him. He told them He would be killed and three days later He would be raised from the dead.

³² He had said this in plain words. Peter took Him away from the others and began to speak sharp words to Him. ³³ Jesus turned around. He looked at His followers and spoke sharp words to Peter. He said, “Get behind Me, Satan! Your thoughts are not thoughts from God but from men.”

Giving Up Self and One’s Own Desires

³⁴ Jesus called the people and His followers to Him. He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must give up himself and his own desires. He must take up his cross and follow Me. ³⁵ If anyone wants to keep his own life safe, he will lose it. If anyone gives up his life because of Me and because of the Good News, he will save it. ³⁶ For what does a man have if he gets all the world and loses his own soul? ³⁷ What can a man give to buy back his soul? ³⁸ Whoever is ashamed of Me and My Words among the sinful people of this day, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in the shining-greatness of His Father and His holy angels.”