Bible Strands
Luke 4:7
So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Satan speaks to Jesus during the wilderness temptation, offering the authority over all kingdoms and their glory. The words — προσκυνήσῃς (proskynēsēs) means “you shall worship,” and ἐμοῦ (emou) means “me,” establishing the conditional terms of the offer. The thread — The demand for transferred worship echoes the bowing of kings in Psalm 72:11 and the prostrate worship in Luke 8:28 and Revelation 5:8. Why it lands — The verse forces a direct choice of allegiance, testing whether authority is received through obedience to God or through compromise with the adversary.
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The Greek words
King James Version
If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
Cross-references
- Psalms 72:11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Luke 8:28 When 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!”
- Revelation 5:8 When 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.
- Revelation 22:8 And I, John, am the one 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.
- Isaiah 45:14 This 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.’”
- Isaiah 46:6 They 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.
- Matthew 2:11 On 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.
- Luke 17:16 He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
- Revelation 4:10 the 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: