Keraia
Mark 8

Mark 8:33

Christ’s Passion Foretold · Mark 8:31–33
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Translations

Modern
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.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
But having turned and having seen His disciples, He rebuked Peter, and He says, “Get behind Me, Satan, because you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Latin
Qui conversus, et videns discipulos suos, comminatus est Petro, dicens: Vade retro me Satana, quoniam non sapis quæ Dei sunt, sed quæ sunt hominum.

Interlinear

Greek
English
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.”

Notes

Mark 8:33

  • Jesus looked at his disciples before he corrected Peter in public. He wanted them to understand Peter's mistake.

  • Get behind Me, Satan!: Jesus does not mean that a demon possessed Peter. Peter spoke from a human perspective, not God's. So without knowing it, he spoke for Satan, "the god of this age" (2 Corinthians 4:4). He repeated Satan's temptation (compare Matthew 4:8–10).

Mark 8:31–38

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again: Jesus now clearly predicted what he had previously revealed in a hidden way (2:19–20). In response, Peter objected, so Jesus taught him and the other disciples the nature of his mission and what it really means to follow him.

Mark 8:27–38

Peter’s declaration that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, God’s chosen king) and the first prediction of his death mark a turning point in the Gospel of Mark. This begins a new stage in his ministry. The question, “Who is this?” asked by the disciples in 4:41, is now answered by Peter.

Mark 8:27–9:1

This section is the first cycle (a repeated pattern) that includes three parts:

  • Jesus predicts his suffering (8:31),

  • the disciples respond with misunderstanding (8:32–33), and

  • Jesus teaches about discipleship (what it means to follow him; 8:34–9:1).

Compare with 9:30–10:31.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 16:21–23 Luke 9:21–22

People

Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church Satan: The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jesus Christ Mark, Gospel of Peter, the Apostle

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Foretells his own Death and Resurrection (Near Caesarea Philippi) Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of One Blind Man Cured Peter: His Presumption in Rebuking Jesus