So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
Parallel translations
- WEB If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
- KJV If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
- NKJV Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
- NASB Therefore if You worship before me, it shall all be Yours.”
- NLT I will give it all to you if you will worship me.”
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Quick answer
The devil demands worship as the price of the kingdoms. The true cost of the shortcut is idolatry.
Overview
Satan's condition exposes the heart of the temptation: he seeks the worship due to God alone. To gain the world this way, Jesus would have to bow to the devil. The offer reveals that every sinful shortcut ultimately puts something in God's rightful place.
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Cross-references · 9
- Luke 8:28When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
- Ps 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Isa 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
- Rev 22:8And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
- Luke 17:16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
- Matt 2:11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
- Rev 5:8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- Rev 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- Isa 46:6They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
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