Luke 4:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

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  • Deut 6:13 : 13 Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.
  • Luke 4:4 : 4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.
  • Jas 4:7 : 7 For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
  • 1 Pet 5:9 : 9 Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.
  • Rev 19:10 : 10 And I went on my face before his feet to give him worship. And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers who keep the witness of Jesus: give worship to God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of the prophet's word.
  • 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe from the hands of the Philistines.
  • 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
  • Ps 83:18 : 18 So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
  • Isa 2:11 : 11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.
  • Matt 16:23 : 23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
  • Rev 22:9 : 9 And he said to me, See you do it not; I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book: give worship to God.

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  • Matt 4:3-11
    9 verses
    96%

    3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

    4 But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

    5 Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

    6 If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

    7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    8 Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

    9 And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

    10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

    11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

  • Luke 4:2-7
    6 verses
    87%

    2 For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

    3 And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

    4 And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

    5 And he took him up and let him see all the kingdoms of the earth in a minute of time.

    6 And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

    7 If then you will give worship to me, it will all be yours.

  • Luke 4:9-13
    5 verses
    82%

    9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

    10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you:

    11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

    12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

    13 And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

  • Matt 16:22-23
    2 verses
    79%

    22 And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.

    23 But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

  • Mark 8:32-33
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    78%

    32 And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.

    33 But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

  • Exod 20:3
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    3 You are to have no other gods but me.

  • Luke 22:31
    72%

    31 Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:

  • Matt 4:1
    72%

    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

  • Matt 6:24
    71%

    24 No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • Deut 5:7
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    7 You are to have no other gods but me.

  • Jas 4:7
    70%

    7 For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

  • Mark 1:13
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    13 And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

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    13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • Matt 22:37
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    37 And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

  • John 8:49
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    49 And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

  • Luke 4:35
    69%

    35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

  • Mark 12:29-30
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    29 Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

    30 And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

  • Mark 1:25
    68%

    25 And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

  • Luke 22:40
    68%

    40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

  • Matt 19:18
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    18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

  • Mark 3:23
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    23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

  • Job 1:9
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    9 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?

  • Deut 12:4
    67%

    4 Do not so to the Lord your God.

  • Mark 5:7
    67%

    7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

  • Deut 10:20
    67%

    20 Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

  • Mark 8:29
    67%

    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • Luke 22:42
    67%

    42 Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done.

  • Matt 17:18
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    18 And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.