Matthew
Matthew 16:23
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.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| turned | στραφεὶς | strapheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4762 I turn, am converted, change |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to Peter | Πέτρῳ | Petrō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| Get | Ὕπαγε | Hypage | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5217 I go away, depart |
| behind | ὀπίσω | opisō | Preposition | G3694 behind, after |
| Me | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Satan | Σατανᾶ | Satana | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4567 an adversary, Satan |
| You are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a stumbling block | σκάνδαλον | skandalon | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4625 a snare, stumbling-block |
| to Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you do not have in mind | φρονεῖς | phroneis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5426 I think, judge, observe |
| the things | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| things | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| of men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Cross-references
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Romans 8:5–8 · Colossians 3:2 · Philippians 3:19 · Mark 8:33 · 1 Corinthians 2:14–15 · Matthew 4:10 · John 6:70 · Luke 4:8 · 2 Corinthians 11:14–15 · Genesis 3:17 · Zechariah 3:1–2 · 1 Chronicles 21:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.