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22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!”

23 But Jesus[a] turned and told Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense[b] to me, because you are not thinking God’s thoughts but human thoughts!”

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:23 Lit. he
  2. Matthew 16:23 Or a hindrance