Matthew 4:4

NETBible

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 

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

But He answered and said, "It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’"

NLT ©

But Jesus told him, "No! The Scriptures say, ‘People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every word of God.’"

MSG ©

Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth."

BBE ©

But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man’s only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.

NRSV ©

But he answered, "It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’"

NKJV ©

But He answered and said, "It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’"

KJV
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NASB ©
But He answered
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and said
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, 'MAN
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SHALL NOT LIVE
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THAT PROCEEDS
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OF GOD
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NET [draft] ITL
But
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he answered
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, answered
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, “It is written
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, ‘Man
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does not
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live
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by
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bread
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alone
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, but
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by
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every
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word
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that comes from
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the mouth
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of God
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.’”
GREEK
o de apokriyeiv ep artw monw zhsetai anyrwpov all epi panti rhmati ekporeuomenw stomatov yeou
NETBible

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 

NET Notes

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.