This pericope is a piece of narrative written by St. Matthew. The main idea of this section is the importance of Christ’s impending death and it functions to bring the audience to repentance. Here, Jesus explains that He will himself be crucified and that following Him meant His disciples would acknowledge their own fallen state and accept the death they deserved. He declares that nothing on earth is worth as much as the life found in Him, and that He would return in might to reward the faithful.
