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As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.

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highlighted Matthew 5:3 NLT

“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

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highlighted Matthew 16:28 NLT

And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

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highlighted Matthew 16:27 NLT

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.

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highlighted Matthew 16:26 NLT

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

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highlighted Matthew 16:25 NLT

If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

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highlighted Matthew 16:24 NLT

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

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highlighted Matthew 16:23 NLT

Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

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highlighted Matthew 16:22 NLT

But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!”

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From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.

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highlighted Matthew 16:20 NLT

Then he sternly warned the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

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highlighted Matthew 16:19 NLT

And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

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highlighted Matthew 16:18 NLT

Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

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highlighted Matthew 16:17 NLT

Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

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