# Matthew 16.24

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall never be unto thee.</span> 23. But he turned, and said unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.</span>
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> **24. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.**
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> 25. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life? (Matthew 16:22-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This will never be done to you.”</span> 23. But he turned, and said to Peter, <span class="rl-speech">“Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”</span>
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> **24. Then Jesus said to his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?</span> (Matthew 16:22-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. <sup>Be: Gr. Pity thyself</sup></span> 23. But he turned, and said unto Peter, <span class="rl-speech">Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.</span>
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> **24. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.**
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> 25. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:22-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 22. <span class="rl-speech">And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, 'Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;'</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and he having turned, said to Peter, 'Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'</span>
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> **24. Then said Jesus to his disciples, 'If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,**
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> 25. for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it, 26. for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life? (Matthew 16:22-26, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Atheism Cannot Justify Compassion](/codex/atheism-cannot-justify-compassion/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 16](/codex/matthew-16/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.