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

7Yeshua said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put Adonai your God to the test.’” 8Again, the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.” 10Then Yeshua says to him, “Go away, satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship Adonai your God, and Him only shall you serve.’” 11Then the devil leaves Him. And behold, angels came and began 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 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they weighed out thirty shekels of silver for him.
• John 13:3Yeshua knew that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
• 1 Samuel 2:7Adonai makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and also lifts up.
• Psalms 72:11So let all kings bow down before him, and all nations serve him.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust, lifts up the needy out of the dunghill,
• Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign and princes decree justice.
• Jeremiah 27:5‘I have made the earth, mankind and beast which are on the face of the earth, by My great power and by My outstretched arm—and I give it to whom it seems right to Me.
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, might and glory.
• Daniel 4:32All the inhabitants of earth are counted as nothing. He does as He wills with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can hold back His hand, or say to Him, ‘What have you done?’
• Daniel 5:18Your majesty, God Most High gave your father Nebuchadnezzar the kingdom, as well as greatness, glory, and splendor.
• John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world! Now the prince of this world will be driven out!
• John 14:30“I will not talk with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has nothing on Me.
• John 16:11and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
• Revelation 19:16On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “King of kings, and Lord of lords.”
• 1 Corinthians 10:20No, I’m saying that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God, and I don’t want you to become partners with demons.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God.

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