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.

And {G2532} Jesus {G2424} answered {G611} and said {G2036} unto him {G846}, Get thee {G5217} behind {G3694} me {G3450}, Satan {G4567}: for {G1063} it is written {G1125}, Thou shalt worship {G4352} the Lord {G2962} thy {G4675} God {G2316}, and {G2532} him {G846} only {G3441} shalt thou serve {G3000}.

Yeshua answered him, "The Tanakh says, `Worship ADONAI your God and serve him only.'"

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 6:13 (26 votes)

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

  • Deuteronomy 10:20 (16 votes)

    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 (13 votes)

    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 (9 votes)

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

  • Revelation 19:10 (9 votes)

    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.

  • Revelation 22:9 (7 votes)

    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 (7 votes)

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