(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.)

And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office,

(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law. They will condemn him to death,

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

(Now Jesus said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God.) After he said this, Jesus told Peter, “Follow me.”

so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

My aim is to know him, to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings, and to be like him in his death,

We know that we have crossed over from death to life because we love our fellow Christians. The one who does not love remains in death.

“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and experts in the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful desires, aroused by the law, were active in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.

Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.

So I looked and here came a pale green horse! The name of the one who rode it was Death, and Hades followed right behind. They were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, famine, and disease, and by the wild animals of the earth.