Matthew 16:23

Easy To Read Version

Then Jesus said to Peter, “Go away from me, Satan {\cf2\super [234]} ! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the things of God. You only care about things that people think are important.”

Cross References

Genesis 3:17

Then the Lord God said to the man,

2 Samuel 19:22

David said, “What should I do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Today you are against me. No person will be put to death in Israel. Today I know I am king over Israel.”

1 Chronicles 21:1

Satan was against the people of Israel. He encouraged David to count the people of Israel.

Isaiah 8:14

If you will respect the Lord and consider him holy, then he will be a safe place for you. But you don’t respect him. So God is like a rock that you people fall over. He is a rock that makes the two families of Israel stumble. The Lord is a trap to catch all the people of Jerusalem.

Matthew 16:22

Peter spoke to Jesus alone. Peter began to criticize Jesus. Peter said, “God save you from those things, Lord! Those things will never happen to you!”

Matthew 18:7

I feel sorry for the people in the world because of the things that make people sin. Those things must happen. But it will be very bad for the person that causes those things to happen.

Matthew 4:10

Jesus said to the devil, “Go away from me, Satan! It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [52]} \},

Mark 8:33

But Jesus turned and looked at his followers. Then he criticized Peter. Jesus said to Peter, “Go away from me, Satan {\cf2\super [102]} ! You don’t care about the things of God. You care only about things that people think are important.”

Luke 4:8

Jesus answered, “It is written \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [63]} \}:

John 6:70

Then Jesus answered, “I chose all twelve of you. But one of you is a devil.”

Romans 14:13

So we should stop judging each other. We must decide not to do anything that will make a brother or sister weak or fall into sin.

Romans 14:21

It is better not to eat meat or drink wine if that makes your brother or sister fall into sin. It is better not to do anything that will make your brother or sister sin.

Philippians 3:19

The way these people live is leading them to destruction. They don’t serve God. Those people live only to please themselves. They do shameful things, and they are proud of those things. They think only about earthly things.

Colossians 3:2

Think only about the things in heaven, not the things on earth.