B. Revelation of the Program of the King............................ 16:18-17:13
Mat 16:18
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.Mat 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.Mat 16:20
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.Mat 16:21
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.Mat 16:22
Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.Mat 16:23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.Mat 16:24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Mat 16:25
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.Mat 16:26
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?Mat 16:27
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.Mat 16:28
Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.Mat 17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,Mat 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.Mat 17:3
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.Mat 17:4
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.Mat 17:5
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.Mat 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.Mat 17:7
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.Mat 17:8
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.Mat 17:9
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.Mat 17:10
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?Mat 17:11
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.Mat 17:12
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.Mat 17:13
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.