isv Luke:9:18-27
isv@Luke:9:18 @ One day while Jesus was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them,“Who do the crowds say I am?”
isv@Luke:9:19 @ They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the ancient prophets who has come back to life.”
isv@Luke:9:20 @ He asked them,“But who do you say I am?”Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
isv@Luke:9:21 @ He strictly ordered and commanded them not to tell this to anyone.
isv@Luke:9:22 @ He said,“The Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he must be killed, but on the third day he will be raised.”
isv@Luke:9:23 @ Then he said to all of them,“If anyone wants to come with me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross every day, and follow me continually.
isv@Luke:9:24 @ For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
isv@Luke:9:25 @ What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world, but destroys himself or is lost?
isv@Luke:9:26 @ If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and the glory ofthe Father and the holy angels.
isv@Luke:9:27 @ Truly I tell you, some people who are standing here will not experience death until they see the kingdom of God.”