Mark 8:33
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
φρονέω
you have in mind
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φρονέω
To think, to have a mind, to set the mind on. Phroneo. Set your minds on things above. You choose what you think about. Deliberately set your mind on the things of God each day.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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λέγω
speaks;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἐπιστρέφω
having turned
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ἐπιστρέφω
To turn toward, to return, to repent. Turn to God from idols to serve the living and true God. Every turn toward God is met with His open arms.
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εἴδω
having looked upon
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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ὑπάγω
do go
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ὑπάγω
to lead (oneself) under, i.e. withdraw or retire (as if sinking out of sight), literally or figuratively
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ὀπίσω
behind
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ὀπίσω
to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
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Πέτρος
Peter
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Πέτρος
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
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ἐπιτιμάω
He rebuked
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ἐπιτιμάω
to tax upon, i.e. censure or admonish; by implication, forbid
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Σατανᾶς
Satan,
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Σατανᾶς
the accuser, i.e. the devil
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