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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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus turns and looks at His disciples to rebuke Peter after Peter privately rebuked Jesus for speaking plainly about His coming suffering. This exchange occurs immediately after Jesus predicts His death and before He calls the crowd to deny themselves and take up their crosses.
The words — ἐπιστραφεὶς (epistrapheis) means “having turned,” and ἰδὼν (idōn) means “having looked upon,” marking Jesus’ deliberate physical reorientation toward His followers. The text records Jesus stating that Peter’s mind is fixed on human concerns rather than divine purposes.
The thread — Matthew 4:10 records Jesus commanding Satan to depart so He may worship God alone. 1 John 2:15 warns against loving the world, and Philippians 3:19 describes those whose minds remain set on earthly things.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader to examine whether their priorities align with God’s purposes or human convenience. It requires the reader to submit personal expectations to divine necessity without exception.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
- 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.
- 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- James 3:15 Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- Genesis 3:4 “You will not surely die,” the serpent told the woman.
- Psalms 141:5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
- Matthew 6:31 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
- Mark 3:34 Looking at those seated in a circle around Him, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
- Romans 8:5 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.
- Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.