909 B
909 B
He said to Jesus, “I will give you all this if you bow down and worship me.”
This is a direct quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation: “He said to Jesus that he would give him all this if Jesus would bow down and worship him.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
the kingdoms of the world
This refers to all the greatest cities, countries, and other territories of the world.
I will give you all this
This could be translated as: “I will give you all the wealth and power of these kingdoms” or “I will make you the ruler over all these countries, cities and people.”
I will give you
It can be stated that Satan indeed had this authority: “I have the authority to give you” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
bow down
This means that Jesus would serve and worship Satan. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)