22. He also said to them, “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will be raised to life.”
23. And he said to them all, “Anyone who wants to come with me must forget self, take up their cross every day, and follow me.
24. For whoever wants to save their own life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will save it.
25. Will people gain anything if they win the whole world but are themselves lost or defeated? Of course not!
26. If people are ashamed of me and of my teaching, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27. I assure you that there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Kingdom of God.”
28. About a week after he had said these things, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a hill to pray.
29. While he was praying, his face changed its appearance, and his clothes became dazzling white.
30. Suddenly two men were there talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah,
31. who appeared in heavenly glory and talked with Jesus about the way in which he would soon fulfil God's purpose by dying in Jerusalem.
32. Peter and his companions were sound asleep, but they woke up and saw Jesus' glory and the two men who were standing with him.
33. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, how good it is that we are here! We will make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not really know what he was saying.)
34. While he was still speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow; and the disciples were afraid as the cloud came over them.
35. A voice said from the cloud, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen — listen to him!”