Luke 4:8Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"
The setting
Judean wilderness, ~30 AD. After 40 days of fasting, Jesus faces Satan's final temptation offering all earthly kingdoms. Modern location: Jericho area, West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: fierce determination after 40 days of hunger
The original word
proskyneō (προσκυνήσεις) — to bow down, worship with physical prostration
Why it matters
This wilderness was the same region where David hid from Saul centuries earlier
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 4:8
Jesus quotes Scripture back to Satan — showing us HOW to fight temptation
Common misconceptionPeople think Jesus was showing off His power, but He was modeling how ordinary humans should fight temptation — with Scripture, not supernatural ability.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 4:8
Bible Genome reading
Luke 4:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 4:8 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include true worship, resistance. Notable phrases: Get behind me Satan; worship the Lord your God; serve him only. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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