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He said to Jesus, ‘I will let you rule the whole world. I will give you power over all these things. That power all belongs to me. So I can give it to anyone that I choose. You must bend down low and worship me. Then I will give you power over the whole world.’[a]

‘No!’ Jesus replied, ‘The Bible says,

“Only worship your Lord God.
He is the only one that you should obey.” ’[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 4:7 The Devil was telling Jesus that his work could be easier. He would let Jesus rule the world now, if he would obey him. Jesus knew that this was wrong. He knew that he must obey only God.
  2. 4:8 Jesus was speaking the words in Deuteronomy 6:13.