Focused Passage

Matthew 16:21-28

The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

Matthew moves from sign-seeking unbelief, to warning against corrupt teaching, to the climactic confession of Jesus, to the promise of the church and kingdom authority, to the first explicit passion prediction, to Peter’s satanic opposition to the cross, and finally to Jesus’ call for self-denying discipleship in light of final judgment.

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21From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

25For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

27For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

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Verse 21

Original words

FromἈπὸG575Prepositionthat time [on]τότεG5119Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbeganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto showδεικνύεινG1166Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe mustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingulargoἀπελθεῖνG565Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαG2414Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsufferπαθεῖνG3958Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activemany thingsπολλὰG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralat the hands ofἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraleldersπρεσβυτέρωνG4245Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionchief priestsἀρχιερέωνG749Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionscribesγραμματέωνG1122Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthat He must be killedἀποκτανθῆναιG615Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveandκαὶG2532Conjunctionon theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularthirdτρίτῃG5154Adjective - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singularbe raised to lifeἐγερθῆναιG1453Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive

BSB notes

  • NE and WH Jesus Christ
Verse 22

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-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulartook Him asideπροσλαβόμενοςG4355Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] beganἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto rebukeἐπιτιμᾶνG2008Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularFar be itἽλεώςG2436Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom YouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularhe saidλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularThisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular{shall} neverοὐG3756Adverb. . .μὴG3361AdverbhappenἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularto YouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 23

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] turnedστραφεὶςG4762Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto PeterΠέτρῳG4074Noun - Dative Masculine SingularGetὝπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularbehindὀπίσωG3694PrepositionMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularSatanΣατανᾶG4567Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularYou areεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singulara stumbling blockσκάνδαλονG4625Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularto MeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularForὅτιG3754ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverbyou do not have in mindφρονεῖςG5426Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularthe thingsτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralthingsτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralof menἀνθρώπωνG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 24

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταῖςG3101Noun - Dative Masculine PluralIfΕἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularwantsθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto comeἐλθεῖνG2064Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveafterὀπίσωG3694PrepositionMeμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularhe must denyἀπαρνησάσθωG533Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person SingularhimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontake upἀράτωG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularcrossσταυρὸνG4716Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfollowἀκολουθείτωG190Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Verse 25

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvἐὰνG1437ConjunctionwantsθέλῃG2309Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto saveσῶσαιG4982Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivehisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwill loseἀπολέσειG622Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singularbutδ’G1161ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302ParticlelosesἀπολέσῃG622Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfor My sakeἕνεκενG1752Preposition. . .ἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularwill findεὑρήσειG2147Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwill it profitὠφεληθήσεταιG5623Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singulara manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionhe gainsκερδήσῃG2770Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwholeὅλονG3650Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularworldκόσμονG2889Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularyetδὲG1161ConjunctionforfeitsζημιωθῇG2210Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsoulψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularOrG2228ConjunctionwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular{can} a manἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulargiveδώσειG1325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin exchange forἀντάλλαγμαG465Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsoulψυχῆςG5590Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 27

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwillμέλλειG3195Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularcomeἔρχεσθαιG2064Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularFather’sΠατρὸςG3962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthenτότεG5119AdverbHe will repayἀποδώσειG591Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulareach oneἑκάστῳG1538Adjective - Dative Masculine Singularaccording toκατὰG2596Prepositionwhat heαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularhas doneπρᾶξινG4234Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

TrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionsomeτινεςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralareεἰσίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralstandingἑστώτωνG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralhereὧδεG5602Adverb-οἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvοὐG3756AdverbvvvμὴG3361Adverbwill not tasteγεύσωνταιG1089Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person PluraldeathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbeforeἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302Particlethey seeἴδωσινG3708Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcomingἐρχόμενονG2064Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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