Luke 4:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Jesus answered and said to him, 'Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτῷ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὑπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ: γέγραπται γάρ, Προσκυνήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου, καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις.

Transliteration

And apokritheis to him eipen the Iēsous, Hypage opisō of me, Satana: gegraptai gar, Proskynēseis Kyrion the Theon of you, and him monō latreuseis.

Grammar Details

• *apokritheis*: aorist, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *Hypage*: present, active, imperative, 2nd singular - go away/depart
• *opisō*: preposition + genitive - behind/after
• *Satana*: vocative, masculine, singular - Satan
• *gegraptai*: perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *Proskynēseis*: future, active, indicative, 2nd singular - you shall worship
• *Kyrion*: accusative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - God
• *monō*: dative, masculine, singular, adjective - only/alone
• *latreuseis*: future, active, indicative, 2nd singular - you shall serve/worship

Word Meanings

• *Hypage*: go away/depart/begone
• *Proskynēseis*: you shall worship/bow down to/pay homage to
• *latreuseis*: you shall serve/worship/render religious service

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} answered{G611} and said{G2036} unto him,{G846} It is written,{G1125} Thou shalt worship{G4352} the Lord{G2962} thy{G4675} God,{G2316} and{G2532} him{G846} only{G3441} shalt thou serve.{G3000}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} answered{G611}{(G5679)} and said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto him{G846}, Get thee{G5217}{(G5720)} behind{G3694} me{G3450}, Satan{G4567}: for{G1063} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, Thou shalt worship{G4352}{(G5692)} the Lord{G2962} thy{G4675} God{G2316}, and{G2532} him{G846} only{G3441} shalt thou serve{G3000}{(G5692)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Iesus answered him and sayde: hence from me Sathan. For it is written: Thou shalt honour the Lorde thy God and him only serve.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Iesus answered him, and sayde: Auoyde fro me thou Satan. It is wrytten: Thou shalt worshippe the LORDE thy God, and him onely shalt thou serue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Iesus answered him, and saide, Hence from mee, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and him alone thou shalt serue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym, Hence from me Satan: For it is writte, Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God, and hym only shalt thou serue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus answered him,“It is written,‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 6:13 : 13 Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
• Matt 4:10 : 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'
• Deut 10:20 : 20 Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
• Luke 4:4 : 4 But Jesus answered him, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'
• Jas 4:7 : 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
• 1 Pet 5:9 : 9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.
• Rev 19:10 : 10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, 'Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.'
• 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, 'If you are truly returning to the LORD with all your heart, rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth among you. Commit your hearts to the LORD and worship Him only, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.'
• 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: 'Lord God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.'
• Ps 83:18 : 18 Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever; let them be disgraced and perish.
• Isa 2:11 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
• Matt 16:23 : 23 But Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."
• Rev 22:9 : 9 But he said to me, "See that you don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"