“He rebuked Peter, and said “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s”” Mark 8:33 God’s interests – A free translation of the exact phrase ta tou Theou, literally “the the(s) of God”. It’s simply the definite article (the) used twice in two different forms. But that’s…
“He rebuked Peter, and said “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s”” Mark 8:33 Setting your mind – Jesus was a Jew. He thought like a Jew. His life-world patterns were Jewish. And if we are going to understand what he meant when he spoke, we…
“He rebuked Peter, and said “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s”” Mark 8:33 Get behind – You’re dismissed! That’s the sense of the Greek verb hupago. Jesus is commanding Satan to depart from Him. This is not a statement of self-protection. Jesus is not saying,…
