American Standard Version
Matthew 4:9
9and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew 4:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
- New International Version (NIV)“All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to him, "All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
Context of Matthew 4:9
7Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then 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. 11Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
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καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ταῦτά σοι πάντα δώσω, ἐὰν πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃς μοι.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 4:9
- Matthew 26:15and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.
- John 13:3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto God,
- 1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
- Psalms 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.
- Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
- Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.
- Jeremiah 27:5I have made the earth, the men and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it unto whom it seemeth right unto me.
- Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
- Daniel 4:32and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
- Daniel 5:18O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:
- John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
- John 14:30I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me;
- John 16:11of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged.
- Revelation 19:16And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
- 1 Corinthians 10:20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.
Commentaries on Matthew 4:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9If thou wilt fall down and worship me - As if he had said, "The whole of this land is now under my government; do me homage for it, and I will deliver it into thy hand."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9All these things - All these kingdoms. All these dominions Satan claimed a right to bestow on whom he pleased, and with considerable justice. They were excessively wicked; and with no small degree of propriety, therefore, he asserted his claim to give them away. This temptation had much plausibility. Satan regarded Jesus as the king of the Jews. As the Messiah he supposed he had come to take possession of all that country. He was poor, and unarmed, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Satan is called "the prince of this world" in John 12:31. He offered Jesus control over all the world's kingdoms and their power. Satan did this to try to stop Jesus from fulfilling God's will. Glory means political power and control (for example, Matthew 6:29). Satan planned to tempt Jesus to misuse his divine nature as Son. He wanted to distract him from the path of suffering and obedience that led to the crucifixion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee--"and the glory of them," adds Luke (Lu 4:6). But Matthew having already said that this was "showed Him," did not need to repeat it here. Luke (Lu 4:6) adds these other very important clauses, here omitted--"for that is," or "has been," "delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will I give it." Was this wholly false? That were not like Satan's unusual policy, which is to insinuate his lies under cover…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 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
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