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Is “Get thee behind me, Satan” in the Bible?
Yes. “Get thee behind me, Satan” is in the Bible, at Matthew 16:23. Jesus says it to Peter.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Matthew 16:23.
Jesus says it to Peter.
The verse
But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a snare to me, for you are thinking not God’s thoughts but human thoughts.”
Matthew 16:23 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Peter had just told Jesus that he must never suffer and die. Jesus answers that Peter is thinking human thoughts, not God’s, and will not be turned from the cross.
Also in the Bible
But Jesus turned around, looked at his disciples, and rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on human things.”
Mark 8:33 · open the chapter →
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Is “Get thee behind me, Satan” in the Bible?
Yes. “Get thee behind me, Satan” is in the Bible, at Matthew 16:23. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it to Peter.
Where in the Bible is “Get thee behind me, Satan”?
In Matthew 16:23, and also Mark 8:33. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 16:23 reads: “But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a snare to me, for you are thinking not God’s thoughts but human thoughts.””
Who said “Get thee behind me, Satan”?
Jesus says it to Peter.
What does “Get thee behind me, Satan” mean in the Bible?
Peter had just told Jesus that he must never suffer and die. Jesus answers that Peter is thinking human thoughts, not God’s, and will not be turned from the cross.
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