31. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He taught them that he would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but after three days he would come back to life.
32. He told them very clearly what he meant.Peter took him aside and objected to this.
33. Jesus turned, looked at his disciples, and objected to what Peter said. Jesus said, “Get out of my way, Satan! You aren’t thinking the way God thinks but the way humans think.”
34. Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples. He said to them, “Those who want to follow me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.
35. Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me and for the Good News will save them.
36. What good does it do for people to win the whole world yet lose their lives?