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Selected Verse: Luke 4:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 4:4 |
King James |
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
God
Jehovah. (Deu 8:3). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
It is written
See on Mat 4:4.
By bread ( ἐπ' ἄρτῳ)
Lit., "on bread," implying dependence. Compare, by every word (ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι, Mat 4:4). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Deu 8:3. |
3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
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.
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.
3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.