Luke 4:8

8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’[a]

Luke 4:8 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
8 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
NLT
8 Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the your God and serve only him.’ ”
MSG
8 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."
CSB
8 And Jesus answered him, "It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only. "

Luke 4:8 In-Context

6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”
9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.
10 For it is written: “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully;

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 6:13

Footnotes 1

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