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Text -- Matthew 4:10 (NET)

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4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
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Names, People and Places:
 · Satan a person, male (evil angelic),an angel that has rebelled against God


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Worship | Temptation | TEMPTATION OF CHRIST | Satan | Quotations and Allusions | KINGDOM OF GOD (OF HEAVEN), THE | Jesus, The Christ | JESUS CHRIST, 4A | INSPIRATION, 1-7 | Humiliation of Christ | God | GET; GETTING | Duty | DEUTERONOMY | Ambition | ANTICHRIST | ADAM IN THE OLD TESTAMENT | more
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Robertson: Mat 4:10 - -- Get thee hence, Satan ( Hupage , Satanā ). The words "behind me"(opisō mou ) belong to Mat 16:23, not here. "Begone"Christ says to Satan. This t...

Get thee hence, Satan ( Hupage , Satanā ).

The words "behind me"(opisō mou ) belong to Mat 16:23, not here. "Begone"Christ says to Satan. This temptation is the limit of diabolical suggestion and argues for the logical order in Matthew. "Satan"means the adversary and Christ so terms the devil here. The third time Jesus quotes Deuteronomy, this time Deu 6:13, and repels the infamous suggestion by Scripture quotation. The words "him alone thou shalt serve"need be recalled today. Jesus will warn men against trying to serve God and mammon (Mat 6:24). The devil as the lord of the evil world constantly tries to win men to the service of the world and God. This is his chief camouflage for destroying a preacher’ s power for God. The word here in Mat 4:10 for serve is latreuseis from latris a hired servant, one who works for hire, then render worship.

Wesley: Mat 4:10 - -- Not, get thee behind me, that is, into thy proper place; as he said on a quite different occasion to Peter, speaking what was not expedient. Deu 6:13.

Not, get thee behind me, that is, into thy proper place; as he said on a quite different occasion to Peter, speaking what was not expedient. Deu 6:13.

JFB: Mat 4:10 - -- Since the tempter has now thrown off the mask, and stands forth in his true character, our Lord no longer deals with him as a pretended friend and pio...

Since the tempter has now thrown off the mask, and stands forth in his true character, our Lord no longer deals with him as a pretended friend and pious counsellor, but calls him by his right name--His knowledge of which from the outset He had carefully concealed till now--and orders him off. This is the final and conclusive evidence, as we think, that Matthew's must be the right order of the temptations. For who can well conceive of the tempter's returning to the assault after this, in the pious character again, and hoping still to dislodge the consciousness of His Sonship, while our Lord must in that case be supposed to quote Scripture to one He had called the devil to his face--thus throwing His pearls before worse than swine?

JFB: Mat 4:10 - -- (Deu 6:13). Thus does our Lord part with Satan on the rock of Scripture.

(Deu 6:13). Thus does our Lord part with Satan on the rock of Scripture.

JFB: Mat 4:10 - -- In the Hebrew and the Septuagint it is, "Thou shalt fear"; but as the sense is the same, so "worship" is here used to show emphatically that what the ...

In the Hebrew and the Septuagint it is, "Thou shalt fear"; but as the sense is the same, so "worship" is here used to show emphatically that what the tempter claimed was precisely what God had forbidden.

JFB: Mat 4:10 - -- The word "serve" in the second clause, is one never used by the Septuagint of any but religious service; and in this sense exclusively is it used in t...

The word "serve" in the second clause, is one never used by the Septuagint of any but religious service; and in this sense exclusively is it used in the New Testament, as we find it here. Once more the word "only," in the second clause--not expressed in the Hebrew and the Septuagint--is here added to bring out emphatically the negative and prohibitory feature of the command. (See Gal 3:10 for a similar supplement of the word "all" in a quotation from Deu 27:26).

Clarke: Mat 4:10 - -- Get thee hence - Or, behind me, οπισω μου . This is added by a multitude of the best MSS., Versions, and Fathers. This temptation savoring ...

Get thee hence - Or, behind me, οπισω μου . This is added by a multitude of the best MSS., Versions, and Fathers. This temptation savoring of nothing but diabolical impudence, Jesus did not treat it as the others; but, with Divine authority, commanded the tempter to return to his own place

In the course of this trial, it appears that our blessed Lord was tempted

1st. To Distrust. Command these stones to become bread

2dly. To Presumption. Cast thyself down

3dly. To worldly Ambition. All these will I give

4thly. To Idolatry. Fall down and worship me, or do me homage. There is probably not a temptation of Satan, but is reducible to one or other of these four articles

From the whole we may learn

First. No man, howsoever holy, is exempted from temptation: for God manifested to the flesh was tempted by the devil

Secondly. That the best way to foil the adversary, is by the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Eph 6:17

Thirdly. That to be tempted even to the greatest abominations (while a person resists) is not sin: for Christ was tempted to worship the Devil

Fourthly. That there is no temptation which is from its own nature, or favoring circumstances, irresistible. God has promised to bruise even Satan under our feet

As I wish to speak what I think most necessary on every subject, when I first meet it, and once for all, I would observe -

First, That the fear of being tempted may become a most dangerous snare

Secondly, That when God permits a temptation or trial to come he will give grace to bear or overcome it

Thirdly, That our spiritual interests shall be always advanced, in proportion to our trials and faithful resistance

Fourthly, That a more than ordinary measure of Divine consolation shall be the consequence of every victory.

Calvin: Mat 4:10 - -- 10.Depart, Satan Instead of this, Luke has, Depart behind me, Satan. There is no use for speculating about the phrase, behind me, which Christ ad...

10.Depart, Satan Instead of this, Luke has, Depart behind me, Satan. There is no use for speculating about the phrase, behind me, which Christ addressed to Peter, Go behind me, (Mat 16:23,) as if the same words had not been addressed to Satan. Christ simply bids him go away; 315 and now proceeds with the same kind of defense as before, employing Scripture as a shield, not of reeds, but of brass. He quotes a passage from the law, that God alone is to be adored and worshipped, (Deu 6:13.) From the application of that passage, and from the circumstances in which it is introduced, it is easy to conclude what is the design of adoration of God, and in what it consists.

Papists deny that God only ought to be adored; and evade this and similar passages by sophistical arguments. Latria , (λατρεία,) they admit, is adoration, which ought to be given to God alone: but Dulia , (δουλεία,) is an inferior kind of adoration, which they bestow on dead men, and on their bones and statues. But Christ rejects this frivolous distinction, and claims for God alone προσκύνησις, worship; by which he warns us to attend more to the matter than to expressions, when we have to do with the worship of God.

Scripture enjoins us to worship God alone: we must inquire, for what end? If a man takes any thing from his glory, and ascribes it to creatures, this is a heinous profanation of divine worship. But it is very evident that this is done, when we go to creatures, to receive from them those good things, of which God desired to be acknowledged as the only Author. Now, as religion is strictly spiritual, and the outward acknowledgment of it relates to the body, so not only the inward worship, but also the outward manifestation of it, is due to God alone. 316

TSK: Mat 4:10 - -- Get : Mat 16:23; Jam 4:7; 1Pe 5:9 Satan : 1Ch 21:1; Job 1:6, Job 1:12, Job 2:1; Psa 109:6; Zec 3:1, Zec 3:2 Thou shalt : Deu 6:13, Deu 6:14, Deu 10:20...

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Barnes: Mat 4:10 - -- Get thee hence - These temptations, and this one especially, the Saviour met with a decided rebuke. This was a bolder attack than any which had...

Get thee hence - These temptations, and this one especially, the Saviour met with a decided rebuke. This was a bolder attack than any which had been made before. The other temptations had been founded on an appeal to his necessities, and an offer of the protection of God in great danger; in both cases plausible, and in neither a direct violation of the law of God. Here was a higher attempt, a more decided and deadly thrust at the piety of the Saviour. It was a proposition that the Son of God should worship the devil, instead of honoring and adoring Him who made heaven and earth; that he should bow down before the Prince of wickedness and give him homage.

It is written - In Deu 6:13. Satan asked him to worship him. This was expressly forbidden, and Jesus therefore drove him from his presence.

Poole: Mat 4:10 - -- As this was of all the three the most impudent temptation, so our Lord receiveth it with the highest detestation, saying, Get thee hence, Satan by...

As this was of all the three the most impudent temptation, so our Lord receiveth it with the highest detestation, saying,

Get thee hence, Satan by which words he doth not only show his detestation of this temptation, but also chides him off from any further tempting him. The sense is, Satan, I know better things, viz. that a religious adoration is not to be given unto any but unto God alone. Thou art a creature; no worship is due unto thee: to worship before thee (so Luke phrases it, Luk 4:7 ) is to worship thee. This is expressly contrary to the command of God, Deu 6:13 10:20 . It is also observable, that our Saviour opposeth this to the devil’ s words, ean pesuyn proskunhshv moi , if thou falling down wilt worship me; and that Christ answers, Ton Yeos sou proskunhseis kai autw latreuseiv ; which shows the idleness of the papists’ distinction of doulia and latreia; the first of which they say may be given to the creature, the second only unto God; by which they justify their veneration of images. The using a posture of adoration before the creature in an act of worship, Christ here interprets a worshipping the creature, if the creature either exacts it of us, or we purposely set it before us, or choose it as an object exciting or moving us to such an act of adoration, which the papists do. Not that all prostration before the creature is an act of Divine adoration; there is a civil as well as a Divine worship; and in Divine worship the position of the creature before us may be merely for convenience, or accidental. But all prostration in an act of Divine worship is a posture of adoration, and where a creature is chosen and set before us in that act or posture, to excite or move us, it partakes of the homage. There is some little difference between the words, Deu 6:13 Deu 10:20 , and those of St. Matthew; but that is said to be written, which is written as to the substance and sense, though not in those terms. Moses saith, Thou shalt fear; as Matthew quotes it it is,

Thou shalt worship The term fear applied unto God, signifieth any act of religion, whether external or internal, and though the last words in Deuteronomy, thou shalt swear by his name, be not mentioned in Matthew, yet enough are quoted for our Saviour’ s purpose. Falling down and worshipping belongeth only to God, (saith our Saviour), not to thee; let me therefore hear of thee no more.

Haydock: Mat 4:10 - -- Jesus Christ does not here cite the words, but the substance of the text. (Deuteronomy v. 7. and 9; vi. 13; x. 20.) --- It is remarkable that our Lo...

Jesus Christ does not here cite the words, but the substance of the text. (Deuteronomy v. 7. and 9; vi. 13; x. 20.) ---

It is remarkable that our Lord bore with the pride and insolence of the devil, till he assumed to himself the honour due to God alone. (St. John Chrysostom)

Gill: Mat 4:10 - -- Then saith Jesus to him, get thee hence, Satan..... In Luk 4:8 it is "get thee behind me": and so some copies read here, and is expressive of indignat...

Then saith Jesus to him, get thee hence, Satan..... In Luk 4:8 it is "get thee behind me": and so some copies read here, and is expressive of indignation and abhorrence; see Mat 16:23 rebuking his impudence, and detesting his impiety: he had borne his insults and temptations with great patience; he had answered him with mildness and gentleness; but now his behaviour to him was intolerable, which obliged him to show his resentment, exert his power and authority, and rid himself at once of so vile a creature; giving this reason for it;

for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. The place referred to is in Deu 6:13

thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him: to fear the Lord, and to worship him, is the same thing. Worship includes both an internal and external reverence of God: the word "only" is not in the original text, but is added by our Lord; and that very justly; partly to express the emphasis which is on the word "him"; and in perfect agreement with the context, which requires it; since it follows,

ye shall not go after other Gods. Moreover, not to take notice of the Septuagint version, in which the word "only" is also added, Josephus q, the Jewish historian, referring to this law, says, because God is one, και δει τουτον σεβεσθαι μονον, "therefore he only is to be worshipped". And Aben Ezra r, a Jewish writer, explaining the last clause in the verse,

and thou shalt swear by his name, uses the word "only"; and which indeed, of right, belongs to every clause in it. The meaning of our Lord in citing it is; that since the Lord God is the alone object of worship, it was horrid blasphemy in Satan to desire it might be given to him, and which could not be done without the greatest impiety.

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NET Notes: Mat 4:10 A quotation from Deut 6:13. The word “only” is an interpretive expansion not found in either the Hebrew or Greek (LXX) text of the OT.

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TSK Synopsis: Mat 4:1-25 - --1 Christ, fasting forty days, is tempted of the devil and ministered unto by angels.12 He dwells in Capernaum;17 begins to preach;18 calls Peter and A...

Maclaren: Mat 4:1-11 - --The Victory Of The King Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2. And when He had fasted forty days and ...

MHCC: Mat 4:1-11 - --Concerning Christ's temptation, observe, that directly after he was declared to be the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world, he was tempted; great...

Matthew Henry: Mat 4:1-11 - -- We have here the story of a famous duel, fought hand to hand, between Michael and the dragon, the Seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, nay...

Barclay: Mat 4:1-11 - --Step by step Matthew unfolds the story of Jesus. He begins by showing us how Jesus was born into this world. He goes on to show us, at least by imp...

Barclay: Mat 4:1-11 - --There is one thing which we must carefully note right at the beginning of our study of the temptations of Jesus, and that is the meaning of the word ...

Barclay: Mat 4:1-11 - --There are certain further things we must note before we proceed to detailed study of the story of the temptations. (i) All three gospel writers seem t...

Barclay: Mat 4:1-11 - --The tempter launched his attack against Jesus along three lines, and in every one of them there was a certain inevitability. (i) There was the tempta...

Constable: Mat 1:1--4:12 - --I. The introduction of the King 1:1--4:11 "Fundamentally, the purpose of this first part is to introduce the rea...

Constable: Mat 3:1--4:12 - --D. The King's preparation 3:1-4:11 Matthew passed over Jesus' childhood quickly to relate His preparatio...

Constable: Mat 4:1-11 - --3. Jesus' temptation 4:1-11 (cf. Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13) Jesus' genealogy and virgin birth prove His legal human qualification as Israel's King. Hi...

College: Mat 4:1-25 - --MATTHEW 4 F. THE TESTING OF THE SON (4:1-11) 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty da...

McGarvey: Mat 4:1-11 - -- XIX. JESUS TEMPTED IN THE WILDERNESS. aMATT. IV. 1-11; bMARK I. 12, 13; cLUKE IV. 1-13.    c1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, ret...

Lapide: Mat 4:1-25 - --CHAPTER 4 By the devil. Syriac, by the accuser, Gr. διάβολος, accuser, calumniator. For Satan is he who accuses men before God perpetually...

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Critics Ask: Mat 4:10 MATTHEW 4:5-10 (cf. Luke 4:5-12 )—Is there a mistake in recording the wilderness temptation of Christ by Matthew or Luke? PROBLEM: According to...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW By Way of Introduction The passing years do not make it any plainer who actually wrote our Greek Matthew. Papias r...

JFB: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE author of this Gospel was a publican or tax gatherer, residing at Capernaum, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. As to his identity with t...

JFB: Matthew (Outline) GENEALOGY OF CHRIST. ( = Luke 3:23-38). (Mat. 1:1-17) BIRTH OF CHRIST. (Mat 1:18-25) VISIT OF THE MAGI TO JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM. (Mat 2:1-12) THE F...

TSK: Matthew (Book Introduction) Matthew, being one of the twelve apostles, and early called to the apostleship, and from the time of his call a constant attendant on our Saviour, was...

TSK: Matthew 4 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Mat 4:1, Christ, fasting forty days, is tempted of the devil and ministered unto by angels; Mat 4:12, He dwells in Capernaum; Mat 4:17, b...

Poole: Matthew 4 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 4

MHCC: Matthew (Book Introduction) Matthew, surnamed Levi, before his conversion was a publican, or tax-gatherer under the Romans at Capernaum. He is generally allowed to have written h...

MHCC: Matthew 4 (Chapter Introduction) (Mat 4:1-11) The temptation of Christ. (Mat 4:12-17) The opening of Christ's ministry in Galilee. (Mat 4:18-22) Call of Simon and others. (Mat 4:23...

Matthew Henry: Matthew (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Gospel According to St. Matthew We have now before us, I. The New Testament of our Lord and Savior...

Matthew Henry: Matthew 4 (Chapter Introduction) John Baptist said concerning Christ, He must increase, but I must decrease; and so it proved. For, after John had baptized Christ, and borne his te...

Barclay: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW The Synoptic Gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke are usually known as the Synoptic Gospels. Synopt...

Barclay: Matthew 4 (Chapter Introduction) The Testing Time (Mat_4:1-11) The Temptations Of Christ (Mat_4:1-11 Continued) The Sacred Story (Mat_4:1-11 Continued) The Attack Of The Tempter...

Constable: Matthew (Book Introduction) Introduction The Synoptic Problem The synoptic problem is intrinsic to all study of th...

Constable: Matthew (Outline) Outline I. The introduction of the King 1:1-4:11 A. The King's genealogy 1:1-17 ...

Constable: Matthew Matthew Bibliography Abbott-Smith, G. A. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Cl...

Haydock: Matthew (Book Introduction) THE HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW INTRODUCTION. THIS and other titles, with the names of those that wrote the Gospels,...

Gill: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO MATTHEW The subject of this book, and indeed of all the writings of the New Testament, is the Gospel. The Greek word ευαγγελ...

College: Matthew (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION It may surprise the modern reader to realize that for the first two centuries of the Christian era, Matthew's...

College: Matthew (Outline) OUTLINE I. ESTABLISHING THE IDENTITY AND ROLE OF JESUS THE CHRIST - Matt 1:1-4:16 A. Genealogy of Jesus - 1:1-17 B. The Annunciation to Joseph...

Lapide: Matthew (Book Introduction) PREFACE. —————— IN presenting to the reader the Second Volume [Matt X to XXI] of this Translation of the great work of Cornelius à Lapi...

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