Matthew 16:23 meaning and explanation

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.”

Matthew 16:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus has just told his disciples plainly that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer and be killed. Peter, who moments earlier confessed him as the Christ, takes him aside to rebuke him.

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