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

4But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.” 5So he took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. The devil said to him, “I will give you their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want. 7If you, then, will worship me, all will be yours.” 8And Jesus answered him, “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”

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 you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• 2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder! For Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
• Revelation 12:9So the great dragon was thrown out — the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.
• Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
• Esther 5:11Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.
• Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s dignitaries, her masses, her crowds, and those who celebrate in her!
• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of Armies planned it, to desecrate all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.
• 1 Peter 1:24For All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like a flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,
• John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
• John 14:30I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me.
• Ephesians 2:2in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
• Revelation 13:2The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave the beast his power, 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