Matthew 4:10

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[a]

Matthew 4:10 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
10 Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For it is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.'"
NLT
10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
MSG
10 Jesus' refusal was curt: "Beat it, Satan!" He backed his rebuke with a third quotation from Deuteronomy: "Worship the Lord your God, and only him. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness."
CSB
10 Then Jesus told him, "Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him. "

Matthew 4:10 In-Context

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.
9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 21:1; Job 1:6-9; Matthew 16:23; Mark 4:15; Luke 10:18; Luke 13:16; Luke 22:3,31; Romans 16:20; 2 Corinthians 2:11; 2 Corinthians 11:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; Revelation 12:9
  • 2. Deuteronomy 6:13

Footnotes 1

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