Matt 16:25 "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matt 16:26 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matt 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.
Matt 16:28 ¶ "Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."
Matt 17:1 Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
Matt 17:2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
Matt 17:4 Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
Matt 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"
Matt 17:7 And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."
Matt 17:8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.
Matt 17:9 ¶ As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."
Matt 17:10 And His disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
Matt 17:11 And He answered and said, "Elijah is coming and will restore all things;
Matt 17:12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."
Matt 17:14 ¶ When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,
Matt 17:15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Matt 17:17 And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me."
Matt 17:18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once.
Matt 17:19 ¶ Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not drive it out?"
Matt 17:20 And He *said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.