Luke 4:4

Luke 4:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’”

Context of Luke 4:4

2for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" 5And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

Luke 4:4 word by word

καὶ ἀπεκρίθη πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς γέγραπται ὅτι οὐκ ἐπ᾽ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωποςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·πρόςpros · to/withG4314
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• It is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• manὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shallζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• notοὐou · noG3756
• byἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• aloneμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• wordῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 4:4

• Luke 4:8And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"
• Isaiah 8:20To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.
• John 10:34Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?
• Ephesians 6:17and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
• Luke 22:35And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing."
• Exodus 23:25You shall serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.
• Deuteronomy 8:3And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 49:11Leave your fatherless children; I will keep them alive; and let your widows trust in me."
• Matthew 4:4But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
• Matthew 6:25"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Commentaries on Luke 4:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Man shall not live on bread alone: Israel complained constantly about hunger in the wilderness, but Jesus depended on God’s strength to sustain him.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 4:4

• Hunger
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Word of God
• Close
• Deliverance
• Gracious
• Keep
• Rebuke

Commentaries on Luke 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings