Luke 4 · Verse 7

Luke 4:7

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Luke 4:7, King James Version

Luke 4:7 in other translations

BSBSo if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
WEBIf you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
ASVIf thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.
YLTthou, then, if thou mayest bow before me--all shall be thine.'
DARBYIf therefore thou wilt do homage before me, all of it shall be thine.
BBEIf then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.
WebsterIf thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

What does Luke 4:7 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 7. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

(1) "wilt worship me" or "fall down before me"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 If thou - wilt worship me - This temptation is the last in order, as related by Matthew; and it is not reasonable to suppose that any other succeeded to it. Luke has here told the particulars, but not in the order in which they took place. See every circumstance of this temptation considered and explained in the notes on Mat 4:1-11 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 4:1-13

Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter; for there he was alone, none were with him by whose prayers and advice he might be helped in the hour of temptation. He who knew his own strength might give Satan advantage; but we may not, who know our own weakness. Being in all things made like unto his brethren, Jesus would, like the other children of God, live in dependence upon the Divine…

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Luke 4:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

σὺsuYou yourselfG4771
οὖνounthereforeG3767
ἐὰνeanifG1437
προσκυνήσῃςproskunēsēsYou shall worshipG4352
ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799
ἐμοῦemoumeG1473
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
σοῦsouYoursG4771
πᾶσα.pasaeverything.G3956

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 4:7

  • Psalms 72:11

    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

  • Revelation 22:8

    And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

  • Revelation 5:8

    And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

  • Luke 8:28

    When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.

  • Matthew 2:11

    And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

  • Revelation 4:10

    The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

  • Luke 17:16

    And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

  • Isaiah 46:6

    They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

  • Isaiah 45:14

    Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
worship me. or, fall down before me.
8:28; 17:16; Ps 72:11; Isa 45:14; 46:6; Mt 2:11; Re 4:10; 5:8; 22:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 4:6

    And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

  • Luke 4:7

    If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

  • Luke 4:8

    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.

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Luke 4:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues si tú adorares delante de mí, serán todos tuyos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si donc tu te prosternes devant moi, elle sera toute à toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn du nun vor mir anbeten willst, soll sie alle dein sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tu ergo si adoraveris coram me, erunt tua omnia.