Matthew 16:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Matthew 16:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 16:2323 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
στραφεὶςstrapheisconvert, turn (again, back
again
εἶπενeipensay
τῷtōthe
ΠέτρῳPetrōPeter, rock
ὝπαγεHypagedepart, get
hence, go (a-)way
ὀπίσωopisōafter, back(-ward), (+ get) behind
μουmouI
ΣατανᾶSatanaSatan
σκάνδαλονskandalonoccasion to fall (of stumbling), offence…
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ἐμοῦemouI
ὅτιhotithat / because
οὐounot
φρονεῖςphroneisset the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be…
τὰtathe
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
τὰtathe
τῶνtōnthe
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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