If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Parallel translations
- WEB If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”
- BSB So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
- 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 he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
- Ps 72:11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
- Isa 45:14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
- Rev 22:8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
- Luke 17:16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
- Matt 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- Rev 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
- Rev 4:10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
- Isa 46:6They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
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