Matthew 16:23

And he turned, and said to Peter, Satan, go thou after me; thou art a cause of stumbling to me; for thou savourest not [or thou understandest not] those things that be of God, but (only) those things that be of men.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 Peter took (hold of) him, and began to blame him (or and began to rebuke him), and said, Far be it from thee, Lord; this shall not be to thee.

24Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man will come after me, deny he himself, and take (up) his cross, and (pur)sue me (or and follow me);

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Cross References

Genesis 3:17Soothly God said to Adam, For thou heardest the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded to thee that thou shouldest not eat, the earth shall be cursed in thy work, that is, for thy sin; in travails thou shalt eat thereof in all the days of thy life; (And God said to Adam, For thou heardest thy wife’s voice, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded to thee that thou shouldest not eat, the ground shall be cursed on account of thee, that is, because of thy sin; only after much travail, or much labour, shalt thou get food from it all the days of thy life;)

1 Chronicles 21:1Soothly Satan rose against Israel, and stirred David for to number Israel. (And Satan rose up against Israel, and stirred David to count the Israelites.)

Zechariah 3:1And the Lord showed to me the great priest Joshua, standing before the angel of the Lord; and Satan stood on his right half, that he should be adversary to him. (And the Lord showed me Joshua, the High Priest, standing before the angel of the Lord; and Satan stood at his right hand or and the Adversary stood at his right hand, so that he could accuse him, or so that he could be adverse, or hostile, to him.)

Matthew 18:7Woe to the world, for causes of stumbling; for it is need (ful), (or it is necessary), that causes of stumbling come; nevertheless woe to that man by whom a cause of stumbling cometh.

Luke 4:8And Jesus answered, and said to him, It is written, Thou shalt worship thy Lord God [or Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God], and to him alone thou shalt serve.

Romans 8:5For they that be after the flesh, understand [or savour] those things that be of the flesh; but they that be after the Spirit, feel (or experience) those things that be of the Spirit.

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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