Luke 4 · Verse 8

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.
Luke 4:8, King James Version

Luke 4:8 in other translations

BSBBut Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
WEBJesus answered him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
ASVAnd Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Luke 4:8 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 8. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

(e) "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God" De 6:13, 10:20

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 4:8 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ὕπαγεhupagedo goG5217
ὀπίσωopisōbehindG3694
μουmoumeG3165
Σατανᾶ·SatanaSatan;G4567
γέγραπται·gegraptaiIt has been written:G1125
κύριονkurion[The] LordG2962
τὸνtontheG3588
θεόνtheonGodG2316
σουsouof youG4771
προσκυνήσειςproskunēseisyou will worshipG4352
καὶkaiandG2532
αὐτῷautōHimG846
μόνῳmonōonlyG3441
λατρεύσεις.¶latreuseisyou will serve.’G3000

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

Cross references for Luke 4:8

  • Deuteronomy 6:13

    Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

  • Deuteronomy 10:20

    Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

  • Matthew 4:10

    Then 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.

  • Psalms 83:18

    That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

  • Revelation 19:10

    And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  • 1 Samuel 7:3

    And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • Revelation 22:9

    Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

  • James 4:7

    Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • Luke 4:4

    And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

  • 1 Peter 5:9

    Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

  • Isaiah 2:11

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

  • Matthew 16:23

    But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Get.
Mt 4:10; 16:23; Jas 4:7; 1Pe 5:9
for.
4; De 6:13; 10:20; Mt 4:10; Re 19:10; 22:9
only.
1Sa 7:3; 2Ki 19:15; Ps 83:18; Isa 2:11

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Context

  • 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.

  • Luke 4:9

    And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

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Luke 4:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y respondiendo Jesús, le dijo: Vete de mí, Satanás, porque escrito está: A tu Señor Dios adorarás, y á él solo servirás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jésus, lui répondant, dit: Il est écrit: « Tu rendras hommage au ✶Seigneur ton Dieu, et tu le serviras lui seul ».
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jesus antwortete ihm und sprach: Es steht geschrieben: "Du sollst den Herrn, deinen Gott, anbeten und ihm allein dienen".
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et respondens Jesus, dixit illi: Scriptum est: Dominum Deum tuum adorabis, et illi soli servies.