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Atomic Bible
Matthew 16:23
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.”
from Christ’s Passion Foretold, Matthew 16:21-23
What it says

Jesus rebukes Peter as Satan and a stumbling block, because he is thinking human terms rather than God's.

What it is doing

The rebuke exposes the conflict between divine purpose and human expectation.

In context

21From 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. 22Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!” 23But 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.”