Luke 4:6

Luke 4:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

Context of Luke 4:6

4Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’ ” 5Then he led Jesus up [to a high mountain] and displayed before Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth [and their magnificence] in the twinkling of an eye. And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this realm and its glory [its power, its renown]; because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7Therefore if You worship before me, it will all be Yours.” 8Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.’ ”

Luke 4:6 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ διάβολος· σοὶ δώσω τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην ἅπασαν καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐμοὶ παραδέδοται καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν θέλω δίδωμι αὐτήν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Allἅπαςhapas · allG537
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• powerὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• will I giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• for thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• is deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• to whomsoeverἐάνean · ifG1437
• I willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for Luke 4:6

• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.
• 2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 20:2And he overpowered and laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil and Satan, and bound him [securely] for a thousand years (a millennium);
• Esther 5:11Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.
• Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure; And Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her [boisterous] uproar and her [drunken] revelers descend into it.
• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.
• 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers And the flower falls off,
• John 12:31Now judgment is upon this world [the sentence is being passed]. Now the ruler of this world (Satan) will be cast out.
• John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming. And he has no claim on Me [no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me];
• Ephesians 2:2in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God].
• Revelation 13:2And the beast that I saw resembled a leopard, but his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth was like that of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.

Commentaries on Luke 4:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6I can give it to anyone I wish: The New Testament elsewhere describes Satan’s limited rule over the present world order (John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 5:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:6

• Ambition
• Falsehood
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke
• Temptation
• Antichrist
• Authority in Religion
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings