Matthew 16:23

But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach turned and said to Kefa, Get behind me, HaSatan! You are a michshol (stumbling block) to me; for you are not setting your mind on the things of Hashem, but the things of Bnei Adam!

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22And Kefa took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, Chas vshalom (G-d forbid)! Adoni, this shall never happen to you!

24Then Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to his talmidim, If anyone wishes to come after me, let him turn in hinnazrut (self-denial), and take up his etz shel mesiros nefesh (tree of self-sacrifice), and follow me.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:17And unto Adam He said, 1 Because thou paid heed unto the voice of thy isha, 1 and hast eaten of HaEtz, 1 of which I commanded thee, saying, 1 Thou shalt not eat of it, 1 arurah (cursed) is haadamah because of thee; 1 in itzavon + 3:17 itzavon see verse 16 (pain, suffering) shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 1

1 Chronicles 21:1And Satan stood up against Yisroel, and provoked Dovid to number Yisroel.

Zechariah 3:1And he + 3:1 the malach showed me Yehoshua the Kohen HaGadol standing before the Malach Hashem, and HaSatan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

Matthew 18:7Oy lOlam (Woe to the World) because of its michsholim (stumbling blocks)! For it is inevitable that michsholim come; but oy to that man through whom the michshol comes.

Luke 4:8And in reply, he said to HaSatan, It has been written, ES HASHEM ELOHEICHA TIRAH VOTO TAAVOD + 4:8 Dt 6:13 ( Hashem Eloheicha you shall fear and him alone you shall serve).

Romans 8:5For those who exist in terms of the basar take the side of the basar, whereas those who exist in terms of the Ruach + 8:5 Hakodesh take the side of the Ruach Hakodesh.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:22-24

Christ Reproves Peter. 21 From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 23 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… Read the whole commentary →

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