⁸ Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say,

¹³ You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.

²⁰ You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.

¹⁰ “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,

¹⁰ Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters^[a] who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.^[b]”

⁹ But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”

⁷ So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Samuel Leads Israel to Victory

³ Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”