Luke 4:7 Meaning and Explanation
“If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.”
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Read Full Chapter →The price is finally named: if Jesus will worship the devil, all of it will be his.
What Does Luke 4:7 Mean?
All the pageantry of the vision and the sweeping claims about delivered kingdoms come down to one condition. The tempter asks the Son of God to bow before him, one act of worship in exchange for the world.
Every temptation eventually asks the same question: whom will you worship? The exchange offered here is the oldest swindle in creation, for the worshiper hands over the one treasure of infinite worth, the heart's allegiance, for goods that were never the seller's to keep. Jesus will indeed receive all things, but from his Father's hand, by way of obedience. Whatever must be bought with worship of anything but God is always priced as a lie.
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What does Luke 4:7 mean?
The price is finally named: if Jesus will worship the devil, all of it will be his.