Matthew 16:23

16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.” ¹ 

Matthew 16:1

The Demand for a Sign

16:1 Now when the Pharisees ²  and Sadducees ³  came to test Jesus, ⁴  they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ⁵ 

Colossians 3:1-3

Exhortations to Seek the Things Above

3:1 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 3:2 Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth, 3:3 for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

[16:23]  ¹ tn Grk “people.”

[16:1]  ² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ³ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ⁴ tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁵ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.