Luke 4:8

New Century Version

Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures: ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.'"

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.

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]

New American Standard Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is written: 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

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.

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.'"

English Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you 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.

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.

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!'"

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.'"

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.

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.'"

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.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"

Christian Standard Bible®
And Jesus answered him, “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve

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.

Lexham English Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, ‘You shall 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

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."

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]

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus never batted an eye as he said, "The Good Book says, 'Kneel only before God and ride for him only!'"

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.'"

Contextual Overview

¹ Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. The Spirit led Jesus into the desert ² where the devil tempted Jesus for forty days. Jesus ate nothing during that time, and when those days were ended, he was very hungry. ³ The devil said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, tell this rock to become bread." ⁴ Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures: ‘A person does not live on bread alone.'" ⁵ Then the devil took Jesus and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. ⁶ The devil said to Jesus, "I will give you all these kingdoms and all their power and glory. It has all been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. ⁷ If you worship me, then it will all be yours." ⁸ Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures: ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'" ⁹ Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on a high place of the Temple. He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump down. ¹⁰ It is written in the Scriptures: ‘He has put his angels in charge of you to watch over you.' Psalm 91:11

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
Later, Cain brought some food from the ground as a gift to God.

Genesis 4:6
The Lord asked Cain, "Why are you angry? Why do you look so unhappy?

Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?"

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Genesis 4:12
You will work the ground, but it will not grow good crops for you anymore, and you will wander around on the earth."

Genesis 4:15
The Lord said to Cain, "No! If anyone kills you, I will punish that person seven times more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain warning anyone who met him not to kill him.

Genesis 4:24
If Cain's killer is punished seven times, then Lamech's killer will be punished seventy-seven times."

Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son, and they named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .

2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab took him aside into the gateway. He acted as though he wanted to talk with Abner in private, but Joab stabbed him in the stomach, and Abner died. Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel, so Joab killed Abner to pay him back.

2 Samuel 14:6
I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting, and no one was there to stop them. So one son killed the other son.

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.