Verse 23. Don’t forget this incident: Mat 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. This Sunday's Gospel, August 31, 2014 (22A), from Matthew presents us with the first prediction of Jesus' passion . It serves as a corrective to an understanding of Jesus' messiahship as solely one of glory and triumph. 23 Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! “Get behind me, Satan” seems harsh and out of character for Jesus, especially when addressing Peter, one of His most devout disciples. Matthew 16:23 New International Version (NIV).

Jesus uses nearly the same words in rebuking Peter that he had used to the devil in his temptation (Matthew 4:10); and justly, because the apostle was acting the adversary's part, by opposing the Divine economy, and … - He turned.Peter and the rest were following Christ, as he walked onward. Answer: The command “Get behind me, Satan,” spoken to Peter by Jesus, is recorded in Matthew 16:23 and Mark 8:33. Get thee behind me, Satan. Notice the difference in Jesus’ response to Peter: “Get behind Me, Satan.” This is a … VADE RETRO SATANA ("Go back, Satan" or "Step back, Satan", "Back off, Satan") is a Medieval Catholic formula for exorcism, recorded in a 1415 manuscript found in the Benedictine Metten Abbey in Bavaria; its origin is traditionally associated with the Benedictines.The initials of this formula (VRSNSMV SMQLIVB or VRS:NSMV:SMQL:IVB) have often been engraved … Now Jesus stops, turns, and faces them. After the third temptation, Jesus says to Satan, “Be gone!” (Mt 4:10), foreshadowing the final removal of his presence and power among men. This was posted by Gottle of Geer on another thread and it has me wondering. "Get behind me, Satan!" You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.