Matthew 16:21
And from that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he was to go up to Jerusalem, and to suffer much from the Elders, and from the chief priests and Scribes, and be killed, and on the third day arise.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
20Then he enjoined on his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was the Messiah.
Cross References
Matthew 16:28Verily I say to you: There are some persons standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Matthew 17:22And while they were resident in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of men;
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 26:47And while he was yet speaking, lo, Judas the betrayer, one of the twelve, arrived; and a great multitude with him, with swords and clubs, from the presence of the chief priests and elders of the people.
Matthew 27:63and said to him: Our Lord, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was alive, After three days, I shall arise.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:14-21
Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood… Read the whole commentary →