Mark 8:33

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But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

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Galilee and the Travels of JesusPalestine tracing the travels of Jesus, including Galilee and the Sea of Galilee region.

The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Bethsaida and Galilee frame Jesus’ earlier ministry among Jewish communities, while Caesarea Philippi, near a predominantly Gentile region north of Galilee, is where Peter confessed Jesus as Messiah. There Jesus rebuked Peter for opposing the foretold suffering and cross, showing that messiahship follows God’s saving purpose rather than human expectations.

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Mark 8:33 mentions Bethsaida, Caesarea Philippi and Galilee.

Photo of Caesarea Philippi — Caesarea Philippi · EdoM

Photo of Galilee — Galilee · מלאק אבו גוש