Luke 4:8

Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.'"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And Jesus answered him, “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve

King James Version (1611)
And Iesus answered and said vnto him, Get thee behinde me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.

King James Version
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

English Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

New American Standard Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is written: 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures: ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus replied, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered him, "The Tanakh says, ‘Worship Adonai your God and serve him only.'"

Darby Translation
And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But Iesus answered him, and saide, Hence from mee, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and him alone thou shalt serue.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only you shall serve.

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "The scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"

Lexham English Bible
And Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"

Literal Translation
And answering, to him, Jesus said, Go behind Me, Satan! For it has been written: "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve." Deut. 6:13

American Standard Version
And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Bible in Basic English
And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered him, "Get behind me Hasatan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

International Standard Version
But Jesus answered him, "It is written,Deuteronomy 6:13; 10:20;">[xr] 'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"Deuteronomy 6:13">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu answered and said to him, It is written, That the Lord thy Aloha thou shalt worship, and him only shalt thou serve.

Murdock Translation
But Jesus replied, and said to him: It is written Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym, Hence from me Satan: For it is writte, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and hym only shalt thou serue.

English Revised Version
And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

World English Bible
Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Weymouth's New Testament
Jesus answered him, "It is written, `To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou schalt serue.

Update Bible Version
And Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve only him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

New English Translation
Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘ You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him .'"

New King James Version
And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! [fn] For [fn] it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.' " Deuteronomy 6:13">[fn]

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, "The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

New Life Bible
Jesus said to the devil, "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. You must obey Him only.'"

New Revised Standard
Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, answering, Jesus said to him - It is written: The Lord thy God, shalt thou worship, and, unto him alone, render divine service.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering said to him. It is written: Thou shalt adore the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Revised Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Iesus answered him and sayde: hence from me Sathan. For it is written: Thou shalt honour the Lorde thy God and him only serve.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iesus answered him, and sayde: Auoyde fro me thou Satan. It is wrytten: Thou shalt worshippe the LORDE thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

THE MESSAGE
Jesus refused, again backing his refusal with Deuteronomy: "Worship the Lord your God and only the Lord your God. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus never batted an eye as he said, "The Good Book says, 'Kneel only before God and ride for him only!'"

Contextual Overview

¹ Now filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan River. And then the Spirit led him into the desert. ² There the devil tempted Jesus for 40 days. Jesus ate nothing during this time, and when it was finished, he was very hungry. ³ The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this rock to become bread." ⁴ Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘It is not just bread that keeps people alive.'" ⁵ Then the devil took Jesus and in a moment of time showed him all the kingdoms of the world. ⁶ The devil said to him, "I will make you king over all these places. You will have power over them, and you will get all the glory. It has all been given to me. I can give it to anyone I want. ⁷ I will give it all to you, if you will only worship me." ⁸ Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only him.'" ⁹ Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on a high place at the edge of the Temple area. He said to him, "If you are the Son of God, jump off! ¹⁰ The Scriptures say, ‘God will command his angels to take care of you.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Get: Matthew 4:10, Matthew 16:23, James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:9

for: Luke 4:4, Deuteronomy 6:13, Deuteronomy 10:20, Matthew 4:10, Revelation 19:10, Revelation 22:9

only: 1 Samuel 7:3, 2 Kings 19:15, Psalms 83:18, Isaiah 2:11

Reciprocal: Daniel 3:15 - ye fall Matthew 4:4 - It is Mark 8:33 - Get Luke 4:10 - it

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
At harvest time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord . He brought some of the food that he grew from the ground, but Abel brought some animals from his flock. He chose some of his best sheep and brought the best parts from them. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift.

Genesis 4:6
The Lord asked Cain, "Why are you angry? Why does your face look sad?

Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"

Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.

Genesis 4:12
Now when you work the soil, the ground will not help your plants grow. You will not have a home in this land. You will wander from place to place."

Genesis 4:15
Then the Lord said to Cain, "No, if anyone kills you, I will punish that person much, much more." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to show that no one should kill him.

Genesis 4:24
The punishment for killing Cain was very bad. But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!"

Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .

2 Samuel 3:27
When Abner arrived at Hebron, Joab met him in the gateway, pulled him aside to talk in private, and then stabbed him in the stomach. So he got his revenge against Abner. Joab killed Abner because Abner had killed Joab's brother Asahel.

2 Samuel 14:6
I had two sons. They were out in the field fighting. There was no one to stop them. One son killed the other son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Jesus answered and said unto him,.... The following words, with indignation at him, and detestation of his proposals:

get thee behind me, Satan; which are omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in three ancient copies of Beza's, and in his most ancient one; but stand in other copies, and in the Arabic version.

For it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. This passage stands in Deuteronomy 6:13 where the words are, "thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and thou shalt swear by his name": the last clause is not cited by Christ at all, swearing being only a species, or part of religious worship; and the other two clauses are somewhat different from the original text, as here cited, and may be accounted for: instead of "fear the Lord", it is "worship the Lord"; and the one well explains the other; the fear of God being often, in Scripture, put for the whole worship of God, both internal and external: and in the next clause, the word "only" is added by Christ, as expressing the true sense of it, and agreeably to other places of Scripture, particularly 1 Samuel 7:3,

1 Samuel 7:3- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11.

Luke 4:2

Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3.

He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting.

Luke 4:13

Departed for a season - For a time. From this it appears that our Saviour was “afterward” subjected to temptations by Satan, but no “particular” temptations are recorded after this. From John 14:30, it seems that the devil tried or tempted him in the agony in Gethsemane. Compare the notes at Hebrews 12:4. It is more than probable, also, that Satan did much to excite the Pharisees and Sadducees to endeavor to “entangle him,” and the priests and rulers to oppose him; yet out of all his temptations God delivered him; and so he will make a way to escape for “all” that are tempted, and will not suffer them to be tempted above that which they are able to bear, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Luke 4:14

In the power of the Spirit - By the “influence” or direction of the Spirit.

A fame - A report. See Matthew 4:24.