18. And it came to be, as He was alone praying, the taught ones were with Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
19. And they answering, said, “Yoḥanan the Immerser, but others Ěliyahu, and others say that one of the old prophets has risen up.”
20. And He said to them, “And you, who do you say I am?” And Kĕpha answering, said, “The Messiah of Elohim.”
21. And strictly warning them, He commanded them to say this to no one,
22. saying, “The Son of Aḏam has to suffer much, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised the third day.”
23. And He said to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake daily, and follow Me.