Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.
New American Standard Bible
But He answered and said,
King James Version
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Holman Bible
But He answered,
International Standard Version
But he answered, "It is written, "One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"
American Standard Version
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Amplified
But Jesus replied,
An Understandable Version
But Jesus answered, "It is written [Deut. 8:3], 'A person is not to live by [eating] bread only, but [instead] by [believing and obeying] every statement spoken by God.'"
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.
Bible in Basic English
But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.
Common New Testament
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Jesus answered him, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God shall prescribe."
Darby Translation
But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.
Godbey New Testament
And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' "
John Wesley New Testament
But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having answered, said, It has been written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of God.
King James 2000
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But he answered [and] said, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God."
Modern King James verseion
But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.'"
Moffatt New Testament
He answered, "It is written, Man is not to live on bread alone, but on every word that issues from the mouth of God."
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."
NET Bible
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
New Heart English Bible
But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
Noyes New Testament
But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God."
Sawyer New Testament
And he answered and said; It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds from the mouth of God.
The Emphasized Bible
But, he, answering, said, It is written, - Not on bread alone, shall man live, but on every declaration coming forth through the mouth of God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But he answering said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus answered: "Scripture says--'It is not on bread alone that man is to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Webster
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Weymouth New Testament
"It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'"
Williams New Testament
But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone can man live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
World English Bible
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
Worrell New Testament
But He, answering, said, "It has been written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"
Worsley New Testament
but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."
Youngs Literal Translation
But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
Themes
Battle of Life » Weapons and armour of the saints » General references to weapons
Christ, character of » Resisting temptation
Spiritual life » Is maintained by » The word of God
Man » Man living by the word of God
Manna » Given » To teach that man does not live by bread only
The scriptures » Should be » Used against our spiritual enemies
The scriptures » Christ sanctioned, by appealing to them
The scriptures » Designed for » Supporting life
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Weapons
Temptation » Christ » Resisted by the word of God
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » Food for the soul
Topics
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 4:4
Devotionals containing Matthew 4:4
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 4:4
Prayers for Matthew 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Temptation Of Jesus
3 And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread. 4 But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and stands him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and allowed thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knew not, neither did thy fathers know, that he might make thee know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proce
Luke 4:4
And Jesus answered, saying to him, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every saying of God.
Matthew 4:7
Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Exodus 16:8
And Moses said, [This shall be] when LORD shall give you flesh to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning, for that LORD hears your murmurings which ye murmur against him. And what are we? Your murmurings are not a
Exodus 16:15
And when the sons of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? For they knew not what it was. And Moses said to them, It is the bread which LORD has given you to eat.
Exodus 16:35
And the sons of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
Exodus 23:15
Thou shall keep the feast of unleavened bread (Seven days thou shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in it thou came out from Egypt, and none shall appear before me empty),
1 Kings 17:12-16
And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it,
2 Kings 4:42-44
And a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.
2 Kings 7:1-2
And Elisha said, Hear ye the word of LORD. Thus says LORD, Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour shall be [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
Haggai 2:16-19
Through all that time, when a man came to a heap of twenty [measures], there were but ten. When he came to the wine vat to draw out fifty [vessels], there were but twenty.
Malachi 3:9-11
Ye are cursed with the curse, for ye rob me, even this whole nation.
Matthew 14:16-21
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart. Give ye them to eat.
Mark 6:38-44
And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mark 8:4-9
And his disciples answered him, From where will anyone be able to fill these men of loaves here in a desolate place?
Luke 4:8
And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.
Luke 4:12
And having answered, Jesus said to him, It is said, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.
John 6:5-15
Jesus therefore having lifted up his eyes, and having seen that a great multitude comes to him, he says to Philip, From where will we buy loaves, so that these may eat?
John 6:31-59
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.
John 6:63
It is the spirit that makes alive. The flesh benefits nothing. The sayings that I speak to you are spirit, are life.
Romans 15:4
For as many things as were written previously were written for our learning, so that through perseverance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.