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Luke 4:8

World English Bible

Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’ ”

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Luke 4:8 in other translations

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

Luke 4:8 · American Standard Version

Luke 4:8 in context

  1. 6The devil said to him, “I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.
  2. 7If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
  3. 8Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’ ”
  4. 9He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,
  5. 10for it is written,
    ‘He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;’