God’s Word Translation
Matthew 4:10
10Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
Matthew 4:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
Context of Matthew 4:10
8Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. 9The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.” Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” 11Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him. 12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee.
Read all of Matthew 4Matthew 4:10 word by word
Τότε λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὕπαγε σατανᾶ· γέγραπται γάρ· κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Get thee henceὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
- SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
- Thou shalt worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- thyσύsu · youG4771
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
- shalt thou serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
Cross-references for Matthew 4:10
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Satan attempted to attack Israel by provoking David to count the Israelites.
- Job 1:6One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the Lord, Satan the Accuser came along with them.
- Job 2:1One day when the sons of God came to stand in front of the Lord, Satan the Accuser came along with them.
- Psalms 109:6⌞I said,⌟ “Appoint the evil one to oppose him. Let Satan stand beside him.
- Zechariah 3:1Then he showed me Joshua, the chief priest, standing in front of the Messenger of the Lord. Satan the Accuser was standing at Joshua’s right side to accuse him.
- 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.
- Joshua 24:14“Fear the Lord, and serve him with integrity and faithfulness. Get rid of the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve only the Lord.
- 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.”
- Luke 4:8Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
Commentaries on Matthew 4:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Get thee hence - Or, behind me, . This is added by a multitude of the best MSS., Versions, and Fathers. This temptation savoring of nothing but diabolical impudence, Jesus did not treat it as the others; but, with Divine authority, commanded the tempter to return to his own place. In the course of this trial, it appears that our blessed Lord was tempted, 1st. To Distrust. Command these stones to become bread. 2dly. To Presumption. Cast thyself down. 3dly…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Get thee hence - These temptations, and this one especially, the Saviour met with a decided rebuke. This was a bolder attack than any which had been made before. The other temptations had been founded on an appeal to his necessities, and an offer of the protection of God in great danger; in both cases plausible, and in neither a direct violation of the law of God. Here was a higher attempt, a more decided and deadly thrust at the piety of the Saviour. It…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11This story of the temptation of Jesus shows clear parallels between Adam and Jesus. Jesus is the second Adam (see Romans 5:12–19) and the second Israel (Matthew 2:15). Unlike the ancient Israelites, Jesus completed Israel’s history by wandering through the desert without sinning. He showed he was the obedient Son of God by defeating Satan in spiritual battle. Since Jesus faced temptation as a human, he can understand the temptations we encounter (see…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan--Since the tempter has now thrown off the mask, and stands forth in his true character, our Lord no longer deals with him as a pretended friend and pious counsellor, but calls him by his right name--His knowledge of which from the outset He had carefully concealed till now--and orders him off. This is the final and conclusive evidence, as we think, that Matthew's must be the right order of the…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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