Matthew 16:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

But Jesus turned around and said to Peter, 'Get away from me, Satan! You're actually getting in my way right now, because you're thinking like everyone else does instead of how God thinks.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes even our closest friends can accidentally become obstacles when they're thinking with human logic instead of God's perspective.

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