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Matthew 16:23
1599 Geneva Bible
Matthew 16:23
1599 Geneva Bible
23 [a]Then he turned back, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, [b]Satan: thou art an offence unto me, because thou [c]understandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
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- Matthew 16:23 Against a preposterous zeal.
- Matthew 16:23 The Hebrews call him Satan, that is to say, an adversary, whom the Grecians call diabolos, that is to say, slanderer, or tempter: but it is spoken of them, that either of malice, as Judas, John 6:70, or of lightness and pride resist the will of God.
- Matthew 16:23 By this word we are taught that Peter sinned, through a false persuasion of himself.
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