Matthew 4:8-9

4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. ¹  4:9 And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship ²  me.”

Job 27:8

27:8 For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, ³ 

when God takes away his life? ⁴ 

Luke 12:20

12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life ⁵  will be demanded back from ⁶  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ ⁷ 

Luke 16:25

16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, ⁸  remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish. ⁹ 

¹ tn Grk “glory.”

² tn Grk “if, falling down, you will worship.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

³ tn The verb יִבְצָע (yivtsa’) means “to cut off.” It could be translated transitively or intransitively – the latter is better here (“when he is cut off”). Since the next line speaks of prayer, some have thought this verse should be about prayer. Mandelkern, in his concordance (p. 228b), suggested the verb should be “when he prays” (reading יִפְגַּע [yifga’] in place of יִבְצָע [yivtsa’]).

⁴ tn The verb יֵשֶׁל (yeshel) is found only here. It has been related spoils [or sheaves]”); שָׁאַל (sha’al, “to ask”); נָשָׂא (nasa’, “to lift up” [i.e., pray]); and a host of others.

⁵ tn Grk “your soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

⁶ tn Or “required back.” This term, ἀπαιτέω (apaitew), has an economic feel to it and is often used of a debt being called in for repayment (BDAG 96 s.v. 1).

⁷ tn Grk “the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” The words “for yourself” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

⁸ tn The Greek term here is τέκνον (teknon), which could be understood as a term of endearment.

⁹ tn Or “in terrible pain” (L&N 24.92). Here is the reversal Jesus mentioned in Luke 6:20-26.