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 Living Translation (NLT)“I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”

Context of Matthew 4:9

7Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” 8Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” 10Then 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.’ ” 11Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to 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 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
• John 13:3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God,
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.
• Psalms 72:11Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,
• Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice.
• Jeremiah 27:5‘I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are on the ground, by My great power and by My outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed proper to Me.
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory;
• Daniel 4:32And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”
• Daniel 5:18O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.
• John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
• John 14:30I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
• John 16:11of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
• Revelation 19:16And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
• 1 Corinthians 10:20Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

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