20. Then Jesus said to his followers, “And who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah from God.”
21. Jesus warned them not to tell anyone.
22. Then Jesus said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and teachers of the law. And he will be killed. But after three days he will be raised from death.”
23. Jesus continued to say to all of them, “Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you every day for following me.
24. Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it. But you who give up your life for me will save it.
25. It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are destroyed or lost.
26. Don’t be ashamed of me and my teaching. If that happens, I will be ashamed of you when I come with my divine greatness and that of the Father and the holy angels.
27. Believe me when I say that some of you people standing here will see God’s kingdom before you die.”
28. About eight days after Jesus said these things, he took Peter, John, and James and went up on a mountain to pray.
29. While Jesus was praying, his face began to change. His clothes became shining white.
30. Then two men were there, talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.
31. They also looked bright and glorious. They were talking with Jesus about his death that would happen in Jerusalem.
32. Peter and the others were asleep. But they woke up and saw the glory of Jesus. They also saw the two men who were standing with him.
33. When Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said, “Master, it is good that we are here. We will put three tents here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)