KJV King James Version
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.
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Matthew 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
WEB World English Bible
From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
ASV American Standard Version
From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.
Surrounding context — Matthew 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.
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.
20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
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.
22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.
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.
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.
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ἈπὸG575 · apoaway fromτότεG5119 · totethenἤρξατοG757 · archōbe firstὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusδεικνύεινG1166 · deiknuōto showτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταῖςG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardἹεροσόλυμαG2414 · HierosolumaJerusalemἀπελθεῖνG565 · aperchomaito go awayκαὶG2532 · kaiandπολλὰG4183 · polusmuchπαθεῖνG3958 · paschōto sufferἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρεσβυτέρωνG4245 · presbuteroselder: ElderκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀρχιερέωνG749 · archiereushigh-priestκαὶG2532 · kaiandγραμματέωνG1122 · grammateusscribeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀποκτανθῆναιG615 · apokteinōto killκαὶG2532 · kaiandτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoτρίτῃG5154 · tritosthirdἡμέρᾳG2250 · hēmeradayἐγερθῆναι.G1453 · egeirōto arise
Cross-references
Luke 24:6-7He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,Matthew 17:22-23And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:Matthew 20:17-19And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,1 Corinthians 15:3-4For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;Matthew 17:12But 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.Matthew 27:63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.Luke 17:25But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.Acts 2:23-32Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:Luke 9:22-27Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.Luke 9:31Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.Luke 24:26-27Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?Mark 9:31-32For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.Mark 8:31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.John 2:19-21Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.Luke 24:46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:Luke 18:31-34Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.Matthew 26:2Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
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