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 unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10Then 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. 11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Matthew 4:9 word by word

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

• 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 unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
• John 13:3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
• 1 Samuel 2:7Yhwh maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
• Psalms 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
• Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
• Jeremiah 27:5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
• Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
• Daniel 4:32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
• Daniel 5:18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
• John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
• John 14:30Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
• John 16:11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
• Revelation 19:16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
• 1 Corinthians 10:20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto 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