Luke 4:4

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’[a]

Luke 4:4 in Other Translations

KJV
4 And Jesus answered him, saying,It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
ESV
4 And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"
NLT
4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’ ”
MSG
4 Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to really live."
CSB
4 But Jesus answered him, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone. "

Luke 4:4 In-Context

2 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.
6 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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 8:3

Footnotes 1

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