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Matthew 16:23

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God's will and callingSpiritual warfareFollowing JesusTemptation

21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”

But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

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BSB
But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
KJV
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.
WEB
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.”
ASV
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.
DARBY
But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.
BLB
But having turned, He said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
ÅB
Men han snudde seg og sa til Peter: «Vik bak meg, Satan! Du er til anstøt for meg. For du har ikke sans for det som hører Gud til, men bare for det som hører menneskene til.»
OTB
Men Jesus vendte seg og sa til Peter, “Gå bak Meg, Satan! Du er en snublestein for Meg; du har ikke Guds tanker, men bare menneskelige tanker.”
B1930
Men han vendte sig og sa til Peter: Vik bak mig, Satan! du er mig til anstøt; for du har ikke sans for det som hører Gud til, men bare for det som hører menneskene til.

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  • Romans 8:5–8

    Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

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  • Colossians 3:2

    Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

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  • Philippians 3:19

    Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

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  • Mark 8:33

    But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:14–15

    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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  • Matthew 4:10

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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  • John 6:70

    Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

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  • Luke 4:8

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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