Matthew 4:4

4:4 But he answered, ¹  “It is written, ‘Man ²  does not live ³  by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” ⁴ 

Matthew 4:7

4:7 Jesus said to him, “Once again it is written: ‘You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.’” ⁵ 

Matthew 4:10-11

4:10 Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, ⁶  Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” ⁷  4:11 Then the devil left him, and angels ⁸  came and began ministering to his needs.

Hebrews 12:5-6

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ⁹  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ¹⁰  you.

12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” ¹¹ 

Hebrews 13:5-6

13:5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.” ¹²  13:6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and ¹³  I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” ¹⁴ 

Revelation 12:11

12:11 But ¹⁵  they overcame him

by the blood of the Lamb

and by the word of their testimony,

and they did not love their lives ¹⁶  so much that they were afraid to die.

¹ tn Grk “answering, he said.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the syntax of the phrase has been changed for clarity.

² tn Or “a person.” Greek ὁ ἄνθρωπος (Jo anqrwpo") is used generically for humanity. The translation “man” is used because the emphasis in Jesus’ response seems to be on his dependence on God as a man.

³ tn Grk “will not live.” The verb in Greek is a future tense, but it is unclear whether it is meant to be taken as a command (also known as an imperatival future) or as a statement of reality (predictive future).

⁴ sn A quotation from Deut 8:3.

⁵ sn A quotation from Deut 6:16.

⁶ tc The majority of later witnesses (C² D L Z 33 Ï) have “behind me” (ὀπίσω μου; opisw mou) after “Go away.” But since this is the wording in Matt 16:23, where the text is certain, scribes most likely added the words here to conform to the later passage. Further, the shorter reading has superior support (א B C*^vid K P W Δ 0233 Ë^1,13 565 579* 700 al). Thus, both externally and internally, the shorter reading is strongly preferred.

⁷ sn A quotation from Deut 6:13. The word “only” is an interpretive expansion not found in either the Hebrew or Greek (LXX) text of the OT.

⁸ tn Grk “and behold, angels.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁹ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

¹⁰ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

¹¹ sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.

¹² sn A quotation from Deut 31:6, 8.

¹³ tc Some important mss (א* C* P 0285^vid 33 1175 1739 pc lat) lack καί (kai), but because the omission conforms to the wording of Ps 118:6 (117:6 LXX), it is suspect.

¹⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 118:6.

¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

¹⁶ sn They did not love their lives. See Matt 16:25; Luke 17:33; John 12:25.