Matthew 16:23 — Community Reflections

MATTHEW 16:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“But he turned, and said unto Peter, 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.”

But he turned and said to Peter: get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men. The sharpest rebuke Jesus directs at any disciple: get behind me, Satan. The one who was just blessed as the recipient of divine revelation (verse 17) is now rebuked as a satanic hindrance. The contrast is jarring but intentional: the same Peter who received the Father's revelation about Jesus' identity is now voicing the enemy's resistance to Jesus' mission. Setting your mind on the things of men versus the things of God is the fundamental choice that the passion prediction requires.

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