Matthew 16:23

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ στραφεὶς, εἶπεν τῷ Πέτρῳ, Ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ: σκάνδαλόν μου εἶ: ὅτι οὐ φρονεῖς τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

Transliteration

He de strapheis, eipen to the Petrō, Hypage behind me, Satana: skandalon of me ei: for not you phroneis the things of the Theou, but the things of the anthrōpōn.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *strapheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine - having turned
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
• *Petrō*: dative singular masculine - to Peter
• *Hypage*: present active imperative, 2nd person singular - go away
• *Satana*: vocative singular masculine - Satan/Adversary
• *skandalon*: nominative singular neuter - stumbling block/offense
• *ei*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you are
• *phroneis*: present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you mind/think
• *Theou*: genitive singular masculine - of God
• *anthrōpōn*: genitive plural masculine - of men/humans

Word Meanings

• *strapheis*: having turned/turned around
• *Hypage*: go away/depart/get behind
• *Satana*: Satan/Adversary/Enemy
• *skandalon*: stumbling block/offense/hindrance
• *phroneis*: you mind/think about/set your mind on

Referenced Verses

• Matt 4:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
• Mark 8:33 : 33 But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.
• Phil 3:19 : 19 whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and [whose] glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
• Col 3:2 : 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.
• Rom 8:5-8 : 5 For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace: 7 because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be: 8 and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
• 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, and he himself is judged of no man.
• John 6:70 : 70 Jesus answered them, Did not I choose you the twelve, and one of you is a devil?
• Rom 14:21 : 21 It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [to do anything] whereby thy brother stumbleth.
• Luke 4:8 : 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
• Gen 3:1-6 : 1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat: 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
• Gen 3:17 : 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
• 2 Sam 19:22 : 22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
• 1 Chr 21:1 : 1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.
• Isa 8:14 : 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Zech 3:1-2 : 1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. 2 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
• Rom 14:13 : 13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling.
• 2 Cor 11:14-15 : 14 And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
• Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion cometh!