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The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/esv/matthew/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But answering He said, "It has been written: 'The man shall live not by bread alone, but by every word coming out of the mouth of God.'" <a href="/kjv/matthew/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/4.htm">New King James Version</a> But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” <a href="/nasb/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> But He answered and said, &#8220It is written, &#8216MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” <a href="/lsb/matthew/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” <a href="/amp/matthew/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” <a href="/csb/matthew/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But He answered, &#8220It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/matthew/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: 'No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.'" <a href="/erv/matthew/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/matthew/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.'" <a href="/gnt/matthew/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.'" <a href="/isv/matthew/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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 href="/msb/matthew/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Jesus answered, ?It is written: ?Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.?? <a href="/net/matthew/4.htm">NET Bible</a> But he answered, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" <a href="/nheb/matthew/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'" <a href="/wbt/matthew/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'" <a href="/web/matthew/4.htm">World English Bible</a> But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> But He answering said, “It has been written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word coming forth from the mouth of God.” <a href="/blb/matthew/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But answering He said, "It has been written: 'The man shall live not by bread alone, but by every word coming out of the mouth of God.'" <a href="/ylt/matthew/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/matthew/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And in response he said, “It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” <a href="/nabre/matthew/4.htm">New American Bible</a> He said in reply, “It is written: ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But he answered and said, It is written, that it is not by bread alone that man can live, but by every word which comes from the mouth of God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But he answered and said, “It is written: 'A man does not live by bread only, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' “<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> 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. <a href="/godbey/matthew/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And He responding said; <FR>It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But he answering said, It is written,<RX 5.8.3> ?Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.?<CM> <a href="/mace/matthew/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but Jesus answered him, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God shall prescribe." <a href="/wey/matthew/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'" <a href="/worrell/matthew/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But He, answering, said, <FR>"It has been written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but He answered and said, <FR>It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/4-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=630" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/4.htm">The Temptation of Jesus</a> …3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">Jesus answered,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: Gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">“It is written: </a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">‘Man</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zēsetai (V-FIM-3S) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">shall not live</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: ep’ (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: artō (N-DMS) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">bread</a> <a href="/greek/3441.htm" title="3441: monō (Adj-DMS) -- Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere.">alone,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: All’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panti (Adj-DNS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/4487.htm" title="4487: rhēmati (N-DNS) -- From rheo; an utterance,; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.">word</a> <a href="/greek/1607.htm" title="1607: ekporeuomenō (V-PPM/P-DNS) -- From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project.">that comes</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">from</a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stomatos (N-GNS) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. ">the mouth</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.’”</a> 5Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a> He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/john/6-63.htm">John 6:63</a> The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. <a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2</a> Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2-3</a> Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a> Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. <a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a> How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-10</a> The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. / The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. ... <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a> All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. <a href="/luke/4-4.htm">Luke 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’” <a href="/john/6-68.htm">John 6:68</a> Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a> They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. <a href="/job/23-12.htm">Job 23:12</a> I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.It is.<a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Matthew 4:7,10</a> Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God… <a href="/luke/4-4.htm">Luke 4:4,8,12</a> And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God… <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.Man.<a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a> And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.<a href="/luke/4-4.htm">Luke 4:4</a> And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.but.<a href="/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16-21</a> But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat… <a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8,15,35</a> And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD… <a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Exodus 23:15</a> Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)but.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/hosea/1-11.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">God's</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">Live</a> <a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Need</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Proceedeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/hosea/9-14.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">Word</a> <a href="/matthew/2-5.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/matthew/2-5.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/matthew/24-51.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/matthew/5-34.htm">God's</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/27-29.htm">Live</a> <a href="/matthew/5-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-8.htm">Need</a> <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Proceedeth</a> <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/matthew/4-14.htm">Word</a> <a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 4</div>1. <a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Jesus, fasting forty days, </a> 3. <a href="/matthew/4-3.htm">is tempted by the devil and ministered unto by angels.</a> 12. <a href="/matthew/4-12.htm">He dwells in Capernaum;</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/4-17.htm">begins to preach;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">calls Peter and Andrew,</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/4-21.htm">James and John;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">teaches and heals all the diseased.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Jesus answered In this passage, Jesus is responding to the first temptation presented by Satan during His time in the wilderness. This setting is significant as it mirrors the 40 years the Israelites spent in the desert, highlighting Jesus as the true and faithful Israel. His response is immediate and authoritative, demonstrating His reliance on Scripture as the ultimate source of truth and guidance.It is written Jesus begins His response by quoting Scripture, specifically from the Old Testament. This phrase underscores the authority and permanence of God's Word. By using Scripture, Jesus sets an example for believers to rely on the Bible as the foundation for resisting temptation and discerning truth.Man shall not live on bread alone This part of the verse is a direct quote from <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a>, where Moses reminds the Israelites of their dependence on God during their wilderness journey. The emphasis here is on the insufficiency of physical sustenance alone for true life. Jesus highlights that human existence is not merely about physical needs but also spiritual nourishment.but on every word that comes from the mouth of God This phrase emphasizes the necessity of spiritual sustenance, which is found in God's Word. It points to the comprehensive nature of Scripture as essential for life, guidance, and spiritual health. The "word" here is not limited to written Scripture but includes all of God's revelations and commands. This reflects the belief that God's Word is living and active, providing direction and sustenance for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is responding to the devil's temptation in the wilderness. He is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, demonstrating reliance on God's Word. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_devil.htm">The Devil</a> The tempter who challenges Jesus during His 40 days in the wilderness. He represents evil and opposition to God's will. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> A desolate place where Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights. It symbolizes a place of testing and spiritual struggle. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_temptation.htm">The Temptation</a> This event marks the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, where He is tested by the devil to prove His identity and mission. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_god.htm">The Word of God</a> Refers to the Scriptures, which Jesus quotes to counter the devil's temptations, emphasizing the authority and sufficiency of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god's_word.htm">Dependence on God's Word</a> Just as Jesus relied on Scripture to counter temptation, believers are called to depend on God's Word for guidance and strength in their daily lives. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a> Physical sustenance is important, but spiritual nourishment through God's Word is essential for true life and growth in faith. <a href="/topical/s/scripture_as_authority.htm">Scripture as Authority</a> Jesus' use of Scripture demonstrates its authority and sufficiency in addressing life's challenges and temptations. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_temptation.htm">Preparation for Temptation</a> Like Jesus, believers should be prepared to face temptation by knowing and applying Scripture in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_fasting_and_prayer.htm">The Role of Fasting and Prayer</a> Jesus' time in the wilderness underscores the importance of fasting and prayer in seeking God's will and strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_your_faith_say_you_need.htm">What do you truly need according to your faith?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_religion.htm">What is the meaning of spiritual food?</a> <a href="/q/do_catholic_doctrines_align_with_the_bible.htm">Are Catholic doctrines supported by the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_reformed_theology.htm">What defines Reformed Theology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) It is written.--The words of all the three answers to the Tempter come from two chapters of Deuteronomy, one of which (Deuteronomy 6) supplied one of the passages (6:4-9) for the phylacteries or frontlets worn by devout Jews. The fact is every way suggestive. A prominence was thus given to that portion of the book, which made it an essential part of the education of every Israelite. The words which our Lord now uses had, we must believe, been familiar to Him from His childhood, and He had read their meaning rightly. With them He may have sustained the faith of others in the struggles of the Nazareth home with poverty and want. And now He finds in them a truth which belongs to His high calling as well as to His life of lowliness. "Not by bread only doth man live, but by the word, i.e., the will, of God." He can leave His life and all that belongs to it in His Father's hands. In so losing His life, if that should be the issue, He is certain that He shall save it. If His Father has given Him a work to do, He will enable Him to fulfil it. As this act of faith throws us back on the training of the childhood, so we trace its echoes in the after-teaching of the Sermon on the Mount (<a href="/context/matthew/6-25.htm" title="Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?">Matthew 6:25-32</a>), of <a href="/matthew/10-39.htm" title="He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it.">Matthew 10:39</a>, yet more in that of John 6. The experience of the wilderness clothed the history of the bread from heaven with a new significance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - It is written. Our Lord's three quotations are from <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/6-16.htm">Deuteronomy 6:16, 13</a>. Some portion of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 11:13-21, because included in the Sh'ma) was the first part of Scripture taught a Jewish child. Possibly, though there is no evidence upon the subject, the neighbouring portions were often added. If they had been in our Lord's case, such a recurrence of them to his mind in his present state of exhaustion is in complete accord with psychological probability. Man... God (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a>, LXX.). As we could not accept Weiss's interpretation of the object of the devil's temptation, so neither can we accept his interpretation of our Lord's reply, that it is equivalent to "Not by means either natural or supernatural, is man's life really sustained, but by exact obedience to God's command." Our Lord quotes the passage in its primary meaning, which was fully applicable to the present occasion. It is equivalent to "Man lives, not necessarily by natural means, but by even supernatural means, if God so wishes." "The creative word, the ῤῆμα Θεοῦ, which alone imparts to the bread its sustaining power, can sustain, even as he is confident that in the present need it will sustain, apart from the bread" (Trench, 'Studies,' p. 35). The words of Deuteronomy are paraphrased in Wisd. 16:26, where the author, in a thoroughly Jewish exposition, enumerates the lessons taught by the giving of the manna. "It was altered... that thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovest, might know that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth man; but that it is thy Word, which preserveth them that put their trust in thee." By every word. Ἐπί (Textus Receptus; Westcott and Hort) is doubtless right. The alteration to ἐν (Lath-mann, Tregelles) is probably due to a tendency towards the simple expression of means, but perhaps to the feeling that life, especially spiritual life, is maintained rather in a sphere than on a basis (cf. <a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Romans 10:5</a>; <a href="/galatians/3-12.htm">Galatians 3:12</a>). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/4-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [Jesus] answered, ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “It is written: Γέγραπται (Gegraptai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe. ‘Man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. shall not live ζήσεται (zēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. on ἐπ’ (ep’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. bread ἄρτῳ (artō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm">Strong's 740: </a> Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. alone, μόνῳ (monō) Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3441.htm">Strong's 3441: </a> Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere. but Ἀλλ’ (All’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. every παντὶ (panti) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. word ῥήματι (rhēmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4487.htm">Strong's 4487: </a> From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever. that comes ἐκπορευομένῳ (ekporeuomenō) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1607.htm">Strong's 1607: </a> From ek and poreuomai; to depart, be discharged, proceed, project. from διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [the] mouth στόματος (stomatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4750.htm">Strong's 4750: </a> The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. of God.’” Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 4:4 But he answered It is written 'Man (Matt. 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