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Luke 4:4
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Jesus answered,
“It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’
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Luke 4:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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And Jesus answered him, saying,It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
ESV
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And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"
NLT
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But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’ ”
MSG
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Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to really live."
CSB
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But Jesus answered him, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone. "
Luke 4:4 In-Context
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where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3
The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5
The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
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And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.
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Deuteronomy 8:3
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Deut. 8:3
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