Matthew 16:23

23ὁAndδὲhaving turnedστραφεὶςHe saidεἶπεντῷto PeterΠέτρῳ·GetὝπαγεbehindὀπίσωMeμου,SatanΣατανᾶ·A stumbling blockσκάνδαλονyou areεἶto Meἐμοῦ,Forὅτιnotοὐyour thoughts are ofφρονεῖςthe thingsτὰτοῦof Godθεοῦbutἀλλὰtheτὰthingsτῶνof menἀνθρώπων.

But having turned, He said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”

Vocab difficulty

17.3

Rare words

  • σκάνδαλον

    σκάνδαλον

    a snare, stumbling-block