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Main point summary
Jesus instructs His disciples about the necessity to deny oneself, take up the cross and follow Him. He promises that some of them shall see Him coming in His kingdom.
Arc
editing
NT
Matthew 16:24-28
nasb
Then Jesus said to His disciples,
“If anyone wishes to come after Me,
he must deny himself,
and a take up his cross
and follow Me.
progression
conditional
For a whoever wishes to save his 1 life will lose it;
but whoever loses his 1 life for My sake will find it.
alternative
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?
series
For the a Son of Man b is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels,
and c will then 1 repay every man according to his 2 deeds .
ground
“Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death
until they see the a Son of Man b coming
in His kingdom.”
locative
temporal
ideaexplanation
First class conditional assumed to be true from the author's perspective.
Third class conditional referring to potential future action.
Rhetorical question: It profits a man nothing if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul.
Rhetorical question: A man can give nothing in exchange for his soul.
discourse
Phrase
Matthew 16:24-28
A. Call to Follow Christ in this Life
Then Jesus said to His disciples,
“If anyone wishes to come after Me,
he must deny himself,
and take up his cross
and follow Me.
B. Reward and Punishment at the Judgment
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it;
but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
C. The Value of the Soul
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?
B'. Reward and Punishment at the Judgment
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.
A'. Promise to See Christ in this Life
“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.”
phrasing