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Matthew 4:10

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Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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  1. Deuteronomy 6:13–14Rank 1 from verse 10
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    13Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

    14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

  2. Deuteronomy 10:20Rank 2 from verse 10
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    20Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

  3. Joshua 24:14Rank 3 from verse 10
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    14¶ Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.

  4. Luke 4:8Rank 4 from verse 10
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    8And 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.

  5. 1 Samuel 7:3Rank 5 from verse 10
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    3¶ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

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Matthew 4:10

COMBINED MEANING

get

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To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hence

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1. From this place; away from here. 2. From this source or cause. 3. Of time, from now.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Satan

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The adversary; the devil who opposes God and accuses or tempts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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serve

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To work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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