Mark 8:33
“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.”
Mark 8:33 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savorest not the things that are of God, but that are of men.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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.
- DARBYDarby
- But he, turning round and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Get away behind me, Satan, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, 'Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind me, Satan! You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."
Context: Mark 8
31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33But 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.
34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
About Mark 8: Peter's Confession, Jesus Foretells Death
Jesus feeds the 4,000 and teaches about the yeast of the Pharisees.
Commentary
Mark 8 is a pivotal chapter in the Gospel of Mark, as it marks the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and his eventual death. In this chapter, Jesus begins to reveal to his disciples the truth of his identity and mission. He performs a miraculous feeding of the four thousand, and then warns his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.