Luke 4:7

⁵ Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

⁶ “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

⁸ But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

⁹ Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
KJV: If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
WEB: If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
ASV: If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.
DARBY: If therefore *thou* wilt do homage before me, all [of it] shall be thine.
BLB: You, therefore, if You worship before me, all will be Yours.”

ÅB: vil nå du falle ned og tilbe meg, da skal det alt sammen være ditt.
OTB: Hvis du bøyer deg ned for meg, skal alt være ditt.»
B1930: vil nu du falle ned og tilbede mig, da skal det alt sammen være ditt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 72:11
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
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Revelation 22:8
And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
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Revelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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Luke 8:28
When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
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Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
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Revelation 4:10
the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
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Luke 17:16
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
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Isaiah 46:6
They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
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