Matthew 4:9

The devil promises everything if Jesus will fall down and worship him. It lays bare Satan's true aim: to be worshiped in God's place.

Cross-references · 20

• 2 Cor 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Rev 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Rev 22:8–9And 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.
• John 16:11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world has been condemned.
• Dan 5:18–19As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
• Ps 72:11May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
• 1 Cor 10:20–21No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
• Jer 27:5–6By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
• 1 Tim 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
• Dan 5:26–28And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
• Ps 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
• Prov 8:15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
• Dan 4:32You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
• John 12:31Now judgment is upon this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out.
• John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
• 1 Sam 2:7–8The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
• Rev 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
• John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
• Dan 2:37–38You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
• Matt 26:15and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.

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