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Matthew 4:8–12

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Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
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.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
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From verse 8

  1. 1 John 2:15–16Rank 1 from verse 8
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    15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

  2. Revelation 11:15Rank 2 from verse 8
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    15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  3. Luke 4:5–7Rank 3 from verse 8
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    5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

    6And 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.

    7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

  4. Matthew 16:26Rank 4 from verse 8
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    26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  5. Psalms 49:16–17Rank 5 from verse 8
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    16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

    17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

  6. 1 Peter 1:24Rank 6 from verse 8
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    24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

  7. Hebrews 11:24–26Rank 7 from verse 8
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    24By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;

    25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

    26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

  8. Daniel 4:30Rank 8 from verse 8
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    30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

  9. Esther 5:11Rank 9 from verse 8
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    11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

  10. Esther 1:4Rank 10 from verse 8
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    4When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

  11. Matthew 4:5Rank 11 from verse 8
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    5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

From verse 9

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:4Rank 1 from verse 9
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    4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

  2. Daniel 5:18–19Rank 2 from verse 9
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    18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

    19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

  3. John 16:11Rank 3 from verse 9
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    11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

  4. Revelation 19:10Rank 4 from verse 9
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    10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  5. Revelation 22:8–9Rank 5 from verse 9
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    8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

    9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

  6. 1 Corinthians 10:20–21Rank 6 from verse 9
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    20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

    21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

  7. Psalms 72:11Rank 7 from verse 9
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    11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

  8. 1 Samuel 2:7–8Rank 8 from verse 9
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    7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

    8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

  9. 1 Timothy 3:6Rank 9 from verse 9
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    6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

  10. Daniel 2:37–38Rank 10 from verse 9
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    37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

    38And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

  11. Daniel 4:32Rank 11 from verse 9
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    32And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

  12. Daniel 5:26–28Rank 12 from verse 9
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    26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

    27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

    28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

  13. Jeremiah 27:5–6Rank 13 from verse 9
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    5I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

    6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.

  14. John 12:31Rank 14 from verse 9
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    31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

  15. John 13:3Rank 15 from verse 9
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    3Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

  16. John 14:30Rank 16 from verse 9
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    30Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

  17. Matthew 26:15Rank 17 from verse 9
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    15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

  18. Proverbs 8:15Rank 18 from verse 9
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    15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

  19. Psalms 113:7–8Rank 19 from verse 9
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    7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

    8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

  20. Revelation 19:16Rank 20 from verse 9
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    16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

From verse 10

  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.

  6. James 4:7Rank 6 from verse 10
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    7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  7. Matthew 16:23Rank 7 from verse 10
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    23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

  8. 1 Peter 5:9Rank 8 from verse 10
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    9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

  9. Zechariah 3:1–2Rank 9 from verse 10
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    1AND he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

    2And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

  10. Job 2:1Rank 10 from verse 10
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    1AGAIN there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

  11. 1 Chronicles 21:1Rank 11 from verse 10
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    1AND Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

  12. Job 1:12Rank 12 from verse 10
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    12And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

  13. Job 1:6Rank 13 from verse 10
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    6¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

  14. Psalms 109:6Rank 14 from verse 10
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    6Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

From verse 11

  1. Matthew 26:53Rank 1 from verse 11
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    53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

  2. Luke 22:43Rank 2 from verse 11
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    43And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

  3. Hebrews 1:14Rank 3 from verse 11
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    14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

  4. Luke 4:13Rank 4 from verse 11
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    13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

  5. Revelation 5:11–12Rank 5 from verse 11
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    11And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;

    12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

  6. Hebrews 1:6Rank 6 from verse 11
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    6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

  7. Luke 22:53Rank 7 from verse 11
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    53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

  8. Matthew 28:2–5Rank 8 from verse 11
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    2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

    3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

    4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

    5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

  9. Matthew 4:6Rank 9 from verse 11
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    6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  10. 1 Timothy 3:16Rank 10 from verse 11
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    16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

  11. John 14:30Rank 11 from verse 11
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    30Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

  12. Mark 1:13Rank 12 from verse 11
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    13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

From verse 12

  1. Mark 1:14Rank 1 from verse 12
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    14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

  2. Luke 3:20Rank 2 from verse 12
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    20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

  3. Matthew 14:3Rank 3 from verse 12
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    3¶ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

  4. Luke 4:14Rank 4 from verse 12
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    14¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

  5. John 3:24Rank 5 from verse 12
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    24For John was not yet cast into prison.

  6. Mark 6:17Rank 6 from verse 12
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    17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

  7. John 4:43Rank 7 from verse 12
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    43¶ Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

  8. John 4:54Rank 8 from verse 12
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    54This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judæa into Galilee.

  9. Luke 4:31Rank 9 from verse 12
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    31And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 4:8

COMBINED MEANING

again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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COMBINED MEANING

devil

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Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.

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

COMBINED MEANING

taketh

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Third-person singular present form of take: receives, seizes, carries, accepts, chooses, or lays hold of.

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exceeding

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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.

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COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

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

COMBINED MEANING

mountain

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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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kingdoms

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Sense 1: Realms, nations, or dominions ruled by kings. Sense 2: The exercise of royal rule.

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COMBINED MEANING

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 4:9

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

wilt

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Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 4:10

COMBINED MEANING

get

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

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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.

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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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COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

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COMBINED MEANING

serve

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

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 4:11

COMBINED MEANING

devil

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Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.

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

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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COMBINED MEANING

angels

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Sense 1: Messengers. Sense 2: Heavenly or spiritual messengers, whether holy or fallen as stated.

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ministered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of minister. Sense 1: To serve, attend, or perform service. Sense 2: To give, afford, supply, convey, or cause what is named to be supplied.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 4:12

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

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

COMBINED MEANING

departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4:1THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

4:2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

4:3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

4:5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

4:6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

4:7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

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4:9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

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4:10Then 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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4:11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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4:12¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

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4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

4:14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

4:15The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

4:16The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

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