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Matthew 16:22-23
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22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! [1] This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance [2] to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

Footnotes

[1] 16:22 Or “[May God be] merciful to you, Lord!”
[2] 16:23 Greek stumbling block

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