16:22a
Peter took Him aside: These words mean that Peter took/led Jesus a short distance away from the other disciples. He did this to speak to Jesus in private.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
took him on one side (Phillips’ New Testament in Modern English)
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led/pulled him to the side
began to: In this context, the words began to mean “started but did not finish.” It probably implies that Peter wanted to say more, but Jesus interrupted him.
Here is another way to translate this:
started to (New Jerusalem Bible)
rebuke Him: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as rebuke also means “scold.” Peter scolded Jesus because of what Jesus had said. It shows how strongly Peter felt.
The Jews of that time expected that the Messiah would be a victorious military leader. Peter probably did not think that the Messiah would die before he accomplished that victory. So he told Jesus not to say these things about himself.
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
scolded him
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told him to stop talking like that (Contemporary English Version)
16:22b
Far be it from You, Lord!: The Greek clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as Far be it from You is more literally “Mercy to you.” This implies, “May God be merciful and spare you from this.” Another way to say it is, “May God never allow this to happen to you.” It is an expression of shock and denial.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
God save you from those things, Lord! (New Century Version)
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Lord, may God forbid it!
This shall never happen to You!: This clause means almost the same thing as “Far be it from You.” Saying the same thing in two ways makes Peter’s words stronger.
Peter was shocked and sad to think that Jesus might suffer and die. The Greek uses two negative words to make this clause very strongly negative.
Here are some other ways to translate this clause:
In no way will that happen to you!
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Those things will never happen to you! (New Century Version)
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