Matthew 16:21-23

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 ¹From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that ²he must go to Jerusalem and ³suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on ⁴the third day be raised.

22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! ^[a] This shall never happen to you. ”

23 But he turned and said to Peter, ⁵“Get behind me, Satan! You are ⁶a hindrance^[b] to me. For you ⁷are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man. ”

Cross References

• 1. 16:21 For ver. 21-28, see Mark 8:31–9:1; Luke 9:22-27; [ch. 17:12, 22, 23; 20:17-19]
• 2. 16:21 ch. 20:18; [Luke 13:33]
• 3. 16:21 ch. 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7
• 4. 16:21 See ch. 27:63; John 2:19
• 5. 16:23 [ch. 4:10]
• 6. 16:23 See ch. 13:41
• 7. 16:23 Rom. 8:5; Phil. 3:19; Col. 3:2; [Phil. 2:5]

Footnotes

• [a] 16:22 Or “[May God be] 'merciful to you, Lord!”'
• [b] 16:23 Greek 'stumbling block'