Matthew 4:10
8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
- KJV
- Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- WEB
- Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
- ASV
- Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- DARBY
- Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
- BLB
- Then Jesus says to him, “Go away, Satan! For it has been written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
- ÅB
- Da sa Jesus til ham: «Bort fra meg, Satan! for det er skrevet: 'Herren din Gud skal du tilbe, og ham alene skal du tjene.’»
- OTB
- Da sa Jesus til ham: «Vik bort fra meg, Satan! For det står skrevet: ‘Du skal tilbe Herren din Gud, og tjene Ham alene.’»
- B1930
- Da sa Jesus til ham: Bort fra mig, Satan! for det er skrevet: Herren din Gud skal du tilbede, og ham alene skal du tjene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 6:13–14
Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:20
You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
Read in contextJoshua 24:14
Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
Read in contextLuke 4:8
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Read in context1 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.”
Read in contextJames 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Read in contextMatthew 16:23
But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Read in context1 Peter 5:9
Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
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