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.’”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by 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.’ ”

Context of Luke 4:4

2where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished. 3The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone.’” 5Then the devil led him up to a high place and showed him in a flash all the kingdoms of the world. 6And he said to him, “To you I will grant this whole realm – and the glory that goes along with it, for it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

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 4:8Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
• Isaiah 8:20Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
• John 10:34Jesus answered, “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 22:35Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied, “Nothing.”
• Exodus 23:25You must serve the Lord your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will remove sickness from your midst.
• Deuteronomy 8:3So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the Lord’s mouth.
• Jeremiah 49:11Leave your orphans behind and I will keep them alive. Your widows too can depend on me.”
• Matthew 4:4But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does 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 worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body 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