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Luke 4:8

And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ambition;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Quotations and Allusions;   Satan;   Temptation;   Worship;   Scofield Reference Index - Satan;   Thompson Chain Reference - Temptation;   The Topic Concordance - Service;   Worship;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Victory;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Demon;   Destroy, Destruction;   King, Christ as;   Temptation, Test;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Worship of God;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Adore;   Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Guardian;   Holy Spirit;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Luke, Gospel of;   Wilderness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   Messiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Evil (2);   Force;   Guide;   Logia;   Manliness;   Monotheism;   Nationality;   Old Testament (I. Christ as Fulfilment of);   Popularity;   Poverty (2);   Pride (2);   Quotations (2);   Scripture (2);   Selfishness;   Septuagint;   Silence;   Sincerity;   Struggles of Soul;   Temptation;   Temptation ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Antichrist;   Get;   Inspiration;   Luke, the Gospel of;   Satan;   Temptation of Christ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And Jesus answered him, “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve
King James Version (1611)
And Iesus answered and said vnto him, Get thee behinde me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
New American Standard Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is written: 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"
New Century Version
Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures: ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"
Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"
Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus replied, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"
Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"
Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered him, "The Tanakh says, ‘Worship Adonai your God and serve him only.'"
Darby Translation
And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
But Iesus answered him, and saide, Hence from mee, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and him alone thou shalt serue.
George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only you shall serve.
Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"
Literal Translation
And answering, to him, Jesus said, Go behind Me, Satan! For it has been written: "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve." Deut. 6:13
American Standard Version
And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.
Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered him, "Get behind me Hasatan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
International Standard Version
But Jesus answered him, "It is written,Deuteronomy 6:13; 10:20;">[xr] 'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"Deuteronomy 6:13">[fn]
Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu answered and said to him, It is written, That the Lord thy Aloha thou shalt worship, and him only shalt thou serve.
Murdock Translation
But Jesus replied, and said to him: It is written Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym, Hence from me Satan: For it is writte, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and hym only shalt thou serue.
English Revised Version
And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Weymouth's New Testament
Jesus answered him, "It is written, `To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou schalt serue.
Update Bible Version
And Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve only him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
New English Translation
Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘ You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him .'"
New King James Version
And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! [fn] For [fn] it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " Deuteronomy 6:13">[fn]
New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
New Life Bible
Jesus said to the devil, "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.'"
New Revised Standard
Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, answering, Jesus said to him - It is written: The Lord thy God, shalt thou worship, and, unto him alone, render divine service.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering said to him. It is written: Thou shalt adore the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Revised Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered him and sayde: hence from me Sathan. For it is written: Thou shalt honour the Lorde thy God and him only serve.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus answered him, and sayde: Auoyde fro me thou Satan. It is wrytten: Thou shalt worshippe the LORDE thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."
THE MESSAGE
Jesus refused, again backing his refusal with Deuteronomy: "Worship the Lord your God and only the Lord your God. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus never batted an eye as he said, "The Good Book says, 'Kneel only before God and ride for him only!'"

Contextual Overview

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was hungry. 3 So the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!" 4 And Jesus replied to him, "It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.'" 5 And he led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this domain and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I can give it to whomever I want. 7 So if you will worship before me, all this will be yours." 8 And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and had him stand on the highest point of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Get: Matthew 4:10, Matthew 16:23, James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:9

for: Luke 4:4, Deuteronomy 6:13, Deuteronomy 10:20, Matthew 4:10, Revelation 19:10, Revelation 22:9

only: 1 Samuel 7:3, 2 Kings 19:15, Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 2:11

Reciprocal: Daniel 3:15 - ye fall Matthew 4:4 - It is Mark 8:33 - Get Luke 4:10 - it

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
And in the course of time Cain brought an offering from the fruit of the ground to Yahweh,
Genesis 4:6
And Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why is your face fallen?
Genesis 4:9
Then Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 4:10
And he said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 4:12
When you till the ground it shall no longer yield its strength to you. You shall be a wanderer and a fugitive on the earth."
Genesis 4:15
Then Yahweh said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold." Then Yahweh put a sign on Cain so that whoever found him would not kill him.
Genesis 4:24
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech will be avenged seventy and seven times.
Genesis 4:26
And as for Seth, he also fathered a son, and he called his name Enosh. At that time he began to call on the name of Yahweh.
2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate to speak with him in private. Then he struck him in the stomach there and he died, for he had shed the blood of Asahel his brother.
2 Samuel 14:6
Your servant had two sons, and they both fought in the open field, and there was no one to part them. One struck the other and killed him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered and said unto him,.... The following words, with indignation at him, and detestation of his proposals:

get thee behind me, Satan; which are omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in three ancient copies of Beza's, and in his most ancient one; but stand in other copies, and in the Arabic version.

For it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. This passage stands in Deuteronomy 6:13 where the words are, "thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and thou shalt swear by his name": the last clause is not cited by Christ at all, swearing being only a species, or part of religious worship; and the other two clauses are somewhat different from the original text, as here cited, and may be accounted for: instead of "fear the Lord", it is "worship the Lord"; and the one well explains the other; the fear of God being often, in Scripture, put for the whole worship of God, both internal and external: and in the next clause, the word "only" is added by Christ, as expressing the true sense of it, and agreeably to other places of Scripture, particularly 1 Samuel 7:3,

1 Samuel 7:3- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11.

Luke 4:2

Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3.

He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting.

Luke 4:13

Departed for a season - For a time. From this it appears that our Saviour was “afterward” subjected to temptations by Satan, but no “particular” temptations are recorded after this. From John 14:30, it seems that the devil tried or tempted him in the agony in Gethsemane. Compare the notes at Hebrews 12:4. It is more than probable, also, that Satan did much to excite the Pharisees and Sadducees to endeavor to “entangle him,” and the priests and rulers to oppose him; yet out of all his temptations God delivered him; and so he will make a way to escape for “all” that are tempted, and will not suffer them to be tempted above that which they are able to bear, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Luke 4:14

In the power of the Spirit - By the “influence” or direction of the Spirit.

A fame - A report. See Matthew 4:24.


 
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