21. Jesus strictly warned his disciples not to tell anyone about this.
22. Jesus told his disciples, “The nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. They will reject him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life.”
23. Then Jesus said to all the people:If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross each day and follow me.
24. If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it.
25. What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself or waste your life?
26. If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of his Father and the holy angels.
27. You can be sure that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom.
28. About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.
29. While he was praying, his face changed, and his clothes became shining white.
30. Suddenly Moses and Elijah were there speaking with him.
31. They appeared in heavenly glory and talked about all that Jesus' death in Jerusalem would mean.
32. Peter and the other two disciples had been sound asleep. All at once they woke up and saw how glorious Jesus was. They also saw the two men who were with him.
33. Moses and Elijah were about to leave, when Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But Peter did not know what he was talking about.
34. While Peter was still speaking, a shadow from a cloud passed over them, and they were frightened as the cloud covered them.