Luke 4:8

Luke 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

Context of Luke 4:8

6The 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.” Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” 9Then the devil took him into Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump from here! 10Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you to watch over you carefully.

Luke 4:8 word by word

καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ γέγραπται· κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Get theeὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• behindὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Thou shalt worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• shalt thou serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000

Cross-references for Luke 4:8

• Matthew 4:10Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
• Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get out of my way, Satan! You are tempting me to sin. You aren’t thinking the way God thinks but the way humans think.”
• James 4:7So place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.
• 1 Peter 5:9Be firm in the faith and resist him, knowing that other believers throughout the world are going through the same kind of suffering.
• Luke 4:4Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone.’ ”
• Deuteronomy 6:13You must fear the Lord your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.
• Deuteronomy 10:20Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.
• Revelation 19:10I bowed at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Don’t do that! I am your coworker and a coworker of the Christians who hold on to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, because the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy!”
• Revelation 22:9He told me, “Don’t do that! I am your coworker. I work with other Christians, the prophets, and those who follow the words in this book. Worship God!”
• 1 Samuel 7:3Samuel told the entire nation of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord wholeheartedly, get rid of the foreign gods you have, including the statues of the goddess Astarte. Make a commitment to the Lord, and serve only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
• 2 Kings 19:15and prayed to the Lord, “Lord of Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned over the angels. You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the world. You made heaven and earth.
• Psalms 83:18so that they must acknowledge you. Your name is the Lord. You alone are the Most High God of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 2:11The eyes of arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day the Lord alone will be honored.

Commentaries on Luke 4:8

• 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. 8Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only: When Israel encountered difficulties in the wilderness, they started to worship false gods (Deuteronomy 9:12). Jesus refused to worship Satan.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:8

• Ambition
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions
• Satan
• Temptation
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Satan
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Satan, devil, evil one
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep

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