Luke 4:4

Amplified Bible

Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE.'"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”

King James Version (1611)
And Iesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not liue by bread alone, but by euery word of God.

King James Version
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

English Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus answered him, "It is written: 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.'"

New Century Version
Jesus answered, "It is written in the Scriptures: ‘A person does not live on bread alone.'"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE.'"

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.'"

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'"

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘No one can live only on food.'"

Complete Jewish Bible
Yeshua answered him, "The Tanakh says, ‘Man does not live on bread alone.' "

Darby Translation
And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say, ‘It is not just bread that keeps people alive.'"

Geneva Bible (1587)
But Iesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not liue by bread only, but by euery word of God.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, That it is not by bread alone that man can live, but by every word of God.

Good News Translation
But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone.'"

Lexham English Bible
And Jesus replied to him, "It is written, ‘Man will not live on bread alone.'"

Literal Translation
And Jesus answered to him, saying, It has been written: "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word of God." Deut. 8:3

American Standard Version
And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.

Bible in Basic English
And Jesus made answer to him, It has been said in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

International Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "It is written,Deuteronomy 8:3;">[xr] 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word of God.'"Deuteronomy 8:3; Other mss. lack but on every word of God">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu answered and said to him, It is written, It is not by bread alone that the son of man liveth, but by every word of Aloha.

Murdock Translation
Jesus replied, and said to him: It is written, Not by bread only, doth man live; but by every thing of God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iesus aunswered hym, saying: It is written, that man shall not lyue by bread only, but by euery word of god.

English Revised Version
And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.

World English Bible
Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Weymouth's New Testament
"It is written," replied Jesus, "`It is not on bread alone that a man shall live.'"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jhesus answeride to hym, It is writun, That a man lyueth not in breed aloone, but in euery word of God.

Update Bible Version
And Jesus answered to him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

New English Translation
Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘ Man does not live by bread alone .'"

New King James Version
But Jesus answered him, saying, Deuteronomy 8:3">[fn] "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.' " [fn]

New Living Translation
But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.'"

New Life Bible
Jesus said to him, "It is written, ‘Man is not to live by bread alone.'"

New Revised Standard
Jesus answered him, "It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.'"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jesus made answer unto him - It is written: Not, on bread alone, shall, man, live.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus answered him: is written that Man liveth not by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Revised Standard Version
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Iesus answered hym sayinge: It is writte: man shall not live by breed only but by every worde of God.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iesus answered & sayde vnto hi: It is wrytten: Man shal not lyue by bred onely, but by euery worde of God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus answered him, it is written , "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God appoints."

THE MESSAGE
Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to really live."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus said, "The Good Book says, 'Bread alone won't give you life.'"

Contextual Overview

¹Now Jesus, full of [and in perfect communication with] the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness ²for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they ended, He was hungry. ³Then the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to turn into bread." ⁴Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE.'" ⁵Then he led Jesus up [to a high mountain] and displayed before Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth [and their magnificence] in the twinkling of an eye. ⁶And the devil said to Him, "I will give You all this realm and its glory [its power, its renown]; because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. ⁷"Therefore if You worship before me, it will all be Yours." ⁸Jesus replied to him, "It is written and forever remains written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE ONLY HIM.'" ⁹Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; ¹⁰for it is written and forever remains written, 'HE WILL COMMAND HIS ANGELS CONCERNING YOU TO GUARD and PROTECT YOU,'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

It: Luke 4:8, Luke 4:10, Isaiah 8:20, John 10:34, John 10:35, Ephesians 6:17

That: Luke 22:35, Exodus 23:25, Deuteronomy 8:3, Jeremiah 49:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:31

Reciprocal: 1 Timothy 4:5 - the

Cross-References

Genesis 4:16
So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the LORD, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden.

Genesis 4:17
Cain knew his wife [one of Adam's descendants] and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it Enoch, after the name of his son.

Genesis 4:19
And Lamech took for himself two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he became the father of those [nomadic herdsmen] who live in tents and have cattle and raise livestock.

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had gone down and a [deep] darkness had come, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch which passed between the [divided] pieces [of the animals].

Exodus 13:12
you shall set apart and dedicate to the LORD all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock shall be the LORD'S.

Leviticus 9:24
Then fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the portions of fat on the altar; and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell face downward [in awe and worship].

Numbers 16:35
Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.

Numbers 18:12
"All the best of the fresh [olive] oil, and all the best of the new wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.

Numbers 18:17
"But the firstborn of a cow or of a sheep or of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy [and belong to the LORD]. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a sweet and soothing aroma to the LORD.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jesus answered him, saying, it is written,.... In Deuteronomy 8:3

that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God; suggesting hereby, that when it is the will of God, human nature may be maintained by the influence of divine power, without the use of ordinary means; and that bread itself, without a divine blessing, would not support life; and so not this stone, or stones, if turned into it: wherefore, it became him, as man, to depend upon God, submit to his will, and wait the issue of providence, who had brought him thither, and not take any such steps to remove his hunger; and especially at his solicitations, who had no other end, but to have him, if he could, at his beck and will. By "every word of God", is not meant all Scripture, and every part of it, which is given by inspiration of God, and may be said to proceed out of his mouth; neither the law, and the precepts of it, as the Jews interpret it, by obedience to which the Israelites lived in the land Canaan; nor the Gospel, and the truths of it, which are the wholesome words of Christ, and the words of faith and good doctrine, with which believers are nourished, and are that to the soul, as bread, or any other wholesome food, is to the body; for of spiritual living, and the means of that, the text is not to be understood; but either of the word of God's power, by which he upholds and sustains all things in being, which he has created; and with which he could, if he would, support the bodies of men without the use of any sort of food; as the bodies of Moses and Elijah, and now the body of Christ, were for many days; and as the bodies of the saints will be after the resurrection, to all eternity: or else the blessing of God, which he commands on bread, and other food, and the virtue and strength which he puts into them, and conveys by them, are meant, without which not, any sort of food is nourishing; or rather every thing which God declares and orders to be eaten, even every creature of his which is good, and not to be refused, but received, with thanksgiving, being sanctified by the word of God, and prayer, as well as bread; so manna, which is mentioned in the text in Deuteronomy; and likewise any other food, as pulse: and water, he is pleased to direct to. Some little difference there is between Matthew and Luke, in citing this passage; in the latter it is, "by every word of God"; and in the former it is nearer the Hebrew text in Deuteronomy 8:3 "by, every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God"; and so some copies read here, as do also the Arabic and Ethiopic versions: but neither of them have the words exactly as in the original text, where it is added, "doth man live"; which, doubtless, were not produced by our Lord, as being unnecessary, and therefore not mentioned by any of the evangelists.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the temptation of Jesus, see the notes at Matthew 4:1-11.

Luke 4:2

Being forty days tempted - That is, through forty days he was “tried” in various ways by the devil. The temptations, however, which are recorded by Matthew and Luke did not take place until the forty days were finished. See Matthew 4:2-3.

He did eat nothing - He was sustained by the power of God during this season of extraordinary fasting.

Luke 4:13

Departed for a season - For a time. From this it appears that our Saviour was “afterward” subjected to temptations by Satan, but no “particular” temptations are recorded after this. From John 14:30, it seems that the devil tried or tempted him in the agony in Gethsemane. Compare the notes at Hebrews 12:4. It is more than probable, also, that Satan did much to excite the Pharisees and Sadducees to endeavor to “entangle him,” and the priests and rulers to oppose him; yet out of all his temptations God delivered him; and so he will make a way to escape for “all” that are tempted, and will not suffer them to be tempted above that which they are able to bear, 1 Corinthians 10:13.

Luke 4:14

In the power of the Spirit - By the “influence” or direction of the Spirit.

A fame - A report. See Matthew 4:24.