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 answered him, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone.’ ” 5The devil took him to a high place and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant. The devil said to him, “I will give you all the power and glory of these kingdoms. All of it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone I please. 7So if you will worship me, all this will be yours.” 8Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘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 come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.
• 2 Corinthians 11:14And no wonder, even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
• Revelation 12:9The huge serpent was thrown down. That ancient snake, named Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world, was thrown down to earth. Its angels were thrown down with it.
• Revelation 20:2He overpowered the serpent, that ancient snake, named Devil and Satan. The angel chained up the serpent for 1,000 years.
• Esther 5:11Then Haman began to relate in detail to them how very rich he was, the many sons he had, and all about how the king promoted him to a position over the officials and the king’s advisers.
• Isaiah 5:14That is why the grave’s appetite increases. It opens its mouth very wide so that honored people and common people will go down into it. Those who are noisy and joyous will go down into it.
• Isaiah 23:9The Lord of Armies planned this in order to dishonor all arrogant people and to humiliate all the honored people of the world.
• 1 Peter 1:24“All people are like grass, and all their beauty is like a flower of the field. The grass dries up and the flower drops off,
• John 12:31“This world is being judged now. The ruler of this world will be thrown out now.
• John 14:30The ruler of this world has no power over me. But he’s coming, so I won’t talk with you much longer.
• Ephesians 2:2You followed the ways of this present world and its spiritual ruler. This ruler continues to work in people who refuse to obey God.
• Revelation 13:2The beast that I saw was like a leopard. Its feet were like bear’s feet. Its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The serpent gave its power, kingdom, and far-reaching authority to the beast.

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