Parallel Verses
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.'
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.'"
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."
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
Prayers for Matthew 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Temptation Of Jesus
3 And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.' 4 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.' 5 Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:3
'And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.
Luke 4:4
And Jesus answered him, saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'
Matthew 4:7
Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
Ephesians 6:17
and the helmet of the salvation receive, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the saying of God,
Exodus 16:8
And Moses saith, 'In Jehovah's giving to you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety -- in Jehovah's hearing your murmurings, which ye are murmuring against Him, and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.'
Exodus 16:15
And the sons of Israel see, and say one unto another, 'What is it?' for they have not known what it is; and Moses saith unto them, 'It is the bread which Jehovah hath given to you for food.
Exodus 16:35
And the sons of Israel have eaten the manna forty years, until their coming in unto the land to be inhabited; the manna they have eaten till their coming in unto the extremity of the land of Canaan.
Exodus 23:15
the Feast of Unleavened things thou dost keep; seven days thou dost eat unleavened things, as I have commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month of Abib; for in it thou hast come forth out of Egypt, and ye do not appear in My presence empty;
1 Kings 17:12-16
And she saith, 'Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.'
2 Kings 4:42-44
And a man hath come from Baal-Shalishah, and bringeth in to the man of God bread of first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk, and he saith, 'Give to the people, and they eat.'
2 Kings 7:1-2
And Elisha saith, 'Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine flour is at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'
Haggai 2:16-19
From that time one hath come to a heap of twenty, And it hath been ten, He hath come unto the wine-fat to draw out fifty purahs, And it hath been twenty.
Malachi 3:9-11
With a curse ye are cursed! And Me ye are deceiving -- this nation -- all of it.
Matthew 14:16-21
And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'
Mark 6:38-44
And he saith to them, 'How many loaves have ye? go and see;' and having known, they say, 'Five, and two fishes.'
Mark 8:4-9
And his disciples answered him, 'Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?'
Luke 4:8
And Jesus answering him said, 'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
Luke 4:12
And Jesus answering said to him -- 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
John 6:5-15
Jesus then having lifted up his eyes and having seen that a great multitude doth come to him, saith unto Philip, 'Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat?' --
John 6:31-59
our fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'
John 6:63
the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;
Romans 15:4
for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.