20 [a]Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus that Christ.

21 [b]From that time forth Jesus began to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the [c]Elders, and of the high Priests, and Scribes, and be slain and be raised again the third day.

22 Then Peter [d]took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, Master, pity thyself: this shall not be unto thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:20 Men must first learn and then teach.
  2. Matthew 16:21 The minds of men are in time to be prepared and made ready against the stumbling block of persecution.
  3. Matthew 16:21 It was a name of dignity and not of age, and it is put for them, which were the Judges, which the Hebrews called Sanhedrin.
  4. Matthew 16:22 Took him by the hand and led him aside, as they used to do, which meant to talk familiarly with one.

20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(A) that he was the Messiah.

Jesus Predicts His Death(B)

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem(C) and suffer many things(D) at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(E) and that he must be killed(F) and on the third day(G) be raised to life.(H)

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”

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