Matthew 4:9

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 to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ” 8Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.” 10Jesus 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.

Matthew 4:9 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ταῦτά σοι πάντα δώσω, ἐὰν πεσὼν προσκυνήσῃς μοι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• will I giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• thou wilt fall downπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• and worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Matthew 4:9

• Matthew 26:15He asked, “What will you pay me if I hand him over to you?” They offered him 30 silver coins.
• John 13:3The Father had put everything in Jesus’ control. Jesus knew that. He also knew that he had come from God and was going back to God.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles ⌞people⌟; he also promotes them.
• Psalms 72:11May all kings worship him. May all nations serve him.
• Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.
• Proverbs 8:15Through me kings reign, and rulers decree fair laws.
• Jeremiah 27:5‘I used my great strength and my powerful arm to make the earth along with the people and the animals on it. I give it to anyone I please.
• Daniel 2:37“Your Majesty, you are the greatest king. The God of heaven has given you a kingdom. He has given you power, strength, and honor.
• Daniel 4:32You will be forced away from people and live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle. And seven time periods will pass until you realize that the Most High has power over human kingdoms and that he gives them to whomever he wishes.”
• Daniel 5:18“Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your grandfather Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, might, honor, and glory.
• 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.
• John 16:11He will convince the world that God judges it, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
• Revelation 19:16On his clothes and his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
• 1 Corinthians 10:20Hardly! What I am saying is that these sacrifices which people make are made to demons and not to God. I don’t want you to be partners with demons.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. As a result, they don’t see the light of the Good News about Christ’s glory. It is Christ who is God’s image.

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

Topics related to Matthew 4:9

• Ambition
• Demons
• Falsehood
• Jesus Continued
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Dash
• Fame
• Humiliation of Christ
• Light
• Satan
• Temptation
• Tempter
• Torment
• Adam in the Old Testament
• Antichrist

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