Matthew 4:8–11
The devil offers all the kingdoms in exchange for worship; Jesus refuses
Study it word by word8Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain and shows him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory,
9and he said to him, “All these things I will give you, if you fall down and bow down before me.”
10Then Jesus says to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall bow down before the Lord your God, and him alone you shall serve.’”
11Then the devil leaves him, and look, angels came and were serving him.
In its context
6and says to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will lift you up, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone.’”
7Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God.’”
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12Now when he heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew into Galilee.
13And leaving Nazareth, he came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Its words in the original
- ΠάλινPalin· again
Again, once more; also "in turn".
- παραλαμβάνειparalambanei· take, receive
Receive, take along; take a wife into one's home.
- διάβολοςdiabolos· devil
Devil: "the slanderer", the one who accuses and divides; the enemy of God and of people.
- ὄροςoros· mountain
Mountain, hill.
- ὑψηλὸνhypsēlon· high
High, lofty.
- λίανlian· greatly, very
Very, greatly.
- δείκνυσινdeiknysin· show
Show, point out.
- βασιλείαςbasileias· kingdom
Kingdom: the reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.
- κόσμουkosmou· world
World: what God created; also humanity, and humanity living with its back turned to God.
- δόξανdoxan· glory
Glory: splendor, honor, the weight of God's presence.
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- δώσωdōsō· give
Give.
- πεσὼνpesōn· fall
Fall; fall to the ground.
- προσκυνήσῃςproskynēsēis· worship, bow down
Bow down before someone, bend to the ground as a sign of reverence; when it is before God, worship.
- τότεtote· then
Then, at that time.
- ἸησοῦςIēsous· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- ὝπαγεHypage· go away
Go away, leave; "go!".
- ΣατανᾶSatana· Satan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
- γέγραπταιgegraptai· write
Write. "It is written": that is what the Scriptures say.
- ΚύριονKyrion· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- θεόνtheon· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- μόνῳmonōi· only, alone
Alone, only.
- λατρεύσειςlatreuseis· worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
- ἀφίησινaphiēsin· let go, forgive
Leave, let go, allow; said of sins and debts, forgive.
- ἄγγελοιangeloi· messenger, angel
Messenger. When sent from heaven, an angel.
- προσῆλθονprosēlthon· come to, approach
Come up to, approach someone.
- διηκόνουνdiēkonoun· serve
Serve, attend to; also serve at table.