King James Version

Matthew 16:23

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.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to me” (ἐμοῦ,) before For here.

ὁhothe thingsὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the things”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.the thingsδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.στραφεὶςstrapheisto turnστρέφω (strephō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to turn”, a single actionG4762I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.This verse uses “turn”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτρῳpetrōPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the to- or for-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Ὕπαγεhupageto goὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.ὀπίσωopisōafterὀπίσωpreposition — “after”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “after”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ΣατανᾶsatanaSatanΣατανᾶς (satanas)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the calling formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.σκάνδαλονskandalonstumbling blockσκάνδαλονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “stumbling block”, the subject formG4625a snare, stumbling-block, cause for error.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.φρονεῖςphroneisto reasonφρονέω (phroneō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to reason”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5426(a) I think, (b) I think, judge, (c) I direct the mind to, seek for, (d) I observe, (e) I care for.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouthat be of Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “that be of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.that be of Godἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnthose that be of menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “those that be of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.those that be of men

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he having turned, said to Peter, 'Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he having turned, said to Peter, 'Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

World English Bible

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 .”

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

Who turning, said to Peter: Go behind me, Satan, thou art a scandal unto me: because thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies