4But 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.


In Context

1 Then was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 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.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall uphold thee, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Matthew 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4But 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4But he answered, |It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4But 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4But 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.