# Luke 4.6

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. And Jesus answered unto him, <span class="rl-speech">It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.</span> 5. And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
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> **6. And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.**
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> 7. If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. 8. And Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.</span> (Luke 4:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”</span> 5. The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
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> **6. The devil said to him, “I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.**
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> 7. If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.” 8. Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">“Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”</span> (Luke 4:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. And Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.</span> 5. And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
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> **6. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.**
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> 7. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. <sup>worship me: or, fall down before me</sup> 8. And Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.</span> (Luke 4:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. And Jesus answered him, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'</span> 5. And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
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> **6. and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;**
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> 7. thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me, all shall be thine.' 8. And Jesus answering him said, <span class="rl-speech">'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'</span> (Luke 4:4-8, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Why Didnt Jesus Write Anything Himself Objection Defeater](/codex/why-didnt-jesus-write-anything-himself-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)
- [Why Doesnt God Stop Satan Objection Defeater](/codex/why-doesnt-god-stop-satan-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)

**Concepts:**

- [Synoptic Problem](/codex/synoptic-problem/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [Luke 4.1-13](/codex/luke-4-1-13/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1228 - diabolos](/codex/g1228-diabolos/), via [Luke 4.2-13](/codex/luke-4-2-13/)
- [G4567 - satanas](/codex/g4567-satanas/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.