Luke 4:7
5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
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.
9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:
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
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Read in contextRevelation 22:8
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
Read in contextRevelation 5:8
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Read in contextLuke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Read in contextMatthew 2:11
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Read in contextRevelation 4:10
The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Read in contextLuke 17:16
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:6
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
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