Luke 4:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

English Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”

Berean Study Bible
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
Jesus replied to him, “It is written: ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’”

NASB 1995
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.'"

NASB 1977
And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’”

Amplified Bible
Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.’”

Christian Standard Bible
And Jesus answered him, “It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only. ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Jesus answered him, "It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only."

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him!'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered him, "Scripture says, 'Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

International Standard Version
But Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You must worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"

NET Bible
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.'"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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 you shall serve.’ ”

King James 2000 Bible
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get you behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

New Heart English Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You are to worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.'"

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
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. ' "

Darby Bible Translation
And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to [the] Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
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 of 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.

Coverdale Bible of 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.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Iesus answered him and sayde: hence from me Sathan. For it is written: Thou shalt honour the Lorde thy God and him only serve.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus answering him said, “[[Get behind Me, Satan, for]] it has been written: You will worship the LORD your God, and Him only you will serve.”

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been written: 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve Him only.'"

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And having answered him Jesus said, Retire behind me, Satan: for it has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Jesus answering said to him, It has been written, You will worship the Lord your God and you will serve Him only.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answering said to him: It is written: Thou shalt adore the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And in response, Jesus said to him: “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone.’ ”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and said to him, “It is written: 'you shall worship THE LORD JEHOVAH your God, and him only you shall serve.' “

Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only you shall serve.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus answered and said to him: Get behind me, Satan; it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

Godbey New Testament
And Jesus responding said to him; It has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve.

Haweis New Testament
And Jesus answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, ?Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour.?

Mace New Testament
but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

Weymouth New Testament
Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'To the Lord thy God thou shalt do homage, and to Him alone shalt thou render worship.'"

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus, answering, said to him, "It has been written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.'"

Worsley New Testament
And Jesus answering him said with indignation, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.
















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