Parallel Verses
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.'"
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.'"
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.
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.'"
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
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Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 4:4
Images Matthew 4:4
Prayers for Matthew 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Temptation Of Jesus
3 And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4 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.'" 5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of God shall man live.
Luke 4:4
Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"
Matthew 4:7
Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"
Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus said to him, "Go away, Satan. For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God;
Exodus 16:8
Moses said, "Now the LORD shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because the LORD hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD."
Exodus 16:15
When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat."
Exodus 16:35
The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
Exodus 23:15
You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it you came out from Egypt), and no one shall appear before me empty.
1 Kings 17:12-16
She said, "As the LORD your God lives, I do not have anything baked, except a handful of flour in a jar, and a little oil in a jug. Behold, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."
2 Kings 4:42-44
A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, "Give to the people, that they may eat."
2 Kings 7:1-2
Elisha said, "Hear the word of the LORD. Thus says the LORD, 'Tomorrow about this time a measure of fine flour will 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 one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty.
Malachi 3:9-11
You are cursed with the curse; for you rob me, even this whole nation.
Matthew 14:16-21
But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
Mark 6:38-44
He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."
Mark 8:4-9
His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"
Luke 4:8
Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"
Luke 4:12
Jesus answering, said to him, "It is said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"
John 6:5-15
Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"
John 6:31-59
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, 'He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.'"
John 6:63
It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
Romans 15:4
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.