The Temptation of Jesus

Luke 4:8

In 9 translations

BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”Deuteronomy 6:13
KJV: 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.
WEB: Jesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
ASV: And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
LSV: And Jesus answering him said, “[[Get behind Me, Satan, for]] it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only you will serve.”
YLT: 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.'
DBY: And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.Elohim
DRC: And Jesus answering said to him: It is written: Thou shalt adore the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
GNV: But Iesus answered him, and saide, Hence from mee, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him alone thou shalt serue.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου Σατανᾶ (“do go behind me Satan”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)

Word order: Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place εἶπεν elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτῷ elsewhere in this verse.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include γὰρ (“for”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place προσκυνήσεις elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ; Tregelles read αὐτῷ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτῷ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς Ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου Σατανᾶ.
SBLGNT: Κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις; Robinson–Pierpont read Προσκυνήσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Γέγραπται· Κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.
RP2018: Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ· γέγραπται, Προσκυνήσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου, καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ· γέγραπται γάρ, Προσκυνήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου, καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.
SCR1894: και αποκριθεις αυτω ειπεν ο ιησους υπαγε οπισω μου σατανα γεγραπται γαρ προσκυνησεις κυριον τον θεον σου και αυτω μονω λατρευσεις

Who and where

👤 God 👤 Jesus Christ 👤 Satan◆ Temptations of Jesus

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Satan Temptation of Christ Ambition Antichrist Get; Getting Temptation Worship Inspiration Quotations and Allusions Jesus Christ

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Cross-references most cited first

Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
Deuteronomy 10:20You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
Matthew 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Psalms 83:18May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of…
1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him…
James 4:7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Revelation 22:9But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
Luke 4:4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
1 Peter 5:9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

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