Luke 9:18–26 (NIV)
L: 18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he
asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?” 19 They replied,
C: “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of
the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
L: 20 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered,
C: “The Christ of God.”
L: 21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. 22 And he said, “The Son
of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and
teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
23 Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wants to
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. 25 What
good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?
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 in the glory of the Father and of the holy
angels.