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Luke 4:8

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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.

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

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.

10 For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;

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BSB
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
KJV
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.
WEB
Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
ASV
And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
DARBY
And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
BLB
And answering, Jesus said to him, “It has been written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
ÅB
Og Jesus svarte ham og sa: Det er skrevet: Du skal tilbe Herren din Gud, og ham alene skal du tjene.
OTB
Jesus svarte: «Det står skrevet: ‘Du skal tilbe Herren din Gud og tjene Ham alene.’»
B1930
Og Jesus svarte ham og sa: Det er skrevet: Du skal tilbede Herren din Gud, og ham alene skal du tjene.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 6:13

    Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:20

    You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

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  • Matthew 4:10

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

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  • Psalms 83:18

    May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.

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  • Revelation 19:10

    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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  • 1 Samuel 7:3

    Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

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  • Revelation 22:9

    But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

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  • James 4:7

    Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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