Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. New Living Translation Satan replied to the LORD, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. English Standard Version Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? Berean Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? King James Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? New King James Version So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? New American Standard Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? NASB 1995 Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? NASB 1977 Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Legacy Standard Bible And Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God without cause? Amplified Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Christian Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Holman Christian Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? American Standard Version Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Contemporary English Version "Why shouldn't he respect you?" Satan remarked. English Revised Version Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? GOD'S WORD® Translation Satan answered the LORD, "Haven't you given Job a reason to fear God? Good News Translation Satan replied, "Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it? International Standard Version But in response, Satan asked the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Majority Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, ?Does Job fear God for nothing? NET Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, "Is it for nothing that Job fears God? New Heart English Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Webster's Bible Translation Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for naught? World English Bible Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Satan answers YHWH and says, “Is Job fearing God for nothing? Young's Literal Translation And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God? Smith's Literal Translation And the adversary will answer Jehovah and say, Did Job fear God gratuitously? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain ? Catholic Public Domain Version Answering him, Satan said, “Does Job fear God to no purpose? New American Bible The satan answered the LORD and said, “Is it for nothing that Job is God-fearing? New Revised Standard Version Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Satan answered the LORD and said, Does Job revere God for nought? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Satan answered and said to LORD JEHOVAH: “Does Job worship God for nothing? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'Doth Job fear God for nought? Brenton Septuagint Translation Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Satan's First Attack…8Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” 9Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.… Cross References Matthew 4:8-10 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. / “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.” / “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” Luke 4:5-8 Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. / “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. / So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.” ... Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Zechariah 3:1-2 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?” Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” / The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, / but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ... 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. Ephesians 6:11-12 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 1 Chronicles 21:1 Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. 2 Corinthians 2:11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 1 Timothy 3:6-7 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. / Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil. Treasury of Scripture Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? Doth Job. Job 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Job 21:14,15 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways… Jump to Previous Adversary Fear Fearing God-Fearing Job Naught Nought SatanJump to Next Adversary Fear Fearing God-Fearing Job Naught Nought SatanJob 1 1. The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.6. Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job. 13. Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God. Does The word "does" introduces a question, setting the stage for a challenge or test. In the Hebrew text, this is part of a rhetorical question posed by Satan. The use of a question here is significant as it implies doubt and skepticism, a common tactic of the adversary. It invites the reader to consider the motivations behind human actions, especially in their relationship with God. Job fear God for nothing Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Satanהַשָּׂטָ֛ן (haś·śā·ṭān) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7854: An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good answered וַיַּ֧עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Does Job אִיּ֖וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch fear יָרֵ֥א (yā·rê) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten God אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for nothing? הַֽחִנָּ֔ם (ha·ḥin·nām) Adverb Strong's 2600: Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage Links Job 1:9 NIVJob 1:9 NLT Job 1:9 ESV Job 1:9 NASB Job 1:9 KJV Job 1:9 BibleApps.com Job 1:9 Biblia Paralela Job 1:9 Chinese Bible Job 1:9 French Bible Job 1:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 1:9 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said Does (Jb) |