Matthew 4:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

New Living Translation
But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

English Standard Version
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Berean Study Bible
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”

NASB 1995
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.'"

NASB 1977
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.’”

Amplified Bible
But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’”

Christian Standard Bible
He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: 'No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.'"

Good News Translation
But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.'"

International Standard Version
But he answered, "It is written, 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"

NET Bible
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.’ ”

King James 2000 Bible
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

New Heart English Bible
But he answered and said, "It is written, 'Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

World English Bible
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

American King James Version
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. ' "

Darby Bible Translation
But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not liue by bread onely, but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But he aunswered, and sayde, it is written: Man shall not lyue by breade only, but by euery worde that proceadeth out of the mouth of God.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He answered & sayde: yt is wrytte: Man shall not lyue by bred onlye, but by euery worde that proceadeth out of the mouth of God.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He answered and sayde: yt is wrytten man shall not lyve by brede onlye but by every worde yt proceadeth out of the mouth of God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
But He answering said, “It has been written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word coming forth from the mouth of God.”

Berean Literal Bible
But answering He said, "It has been written: 'The man shall live not by bread alone, but by every word coming out of the mouth of God.'"

Young's Literal Translation
But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he having answered, said, It has been written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of God.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, He said, It has been written, Man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every saying coming out through the mouth of God.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who answered and said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And in response he said, “It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he answered and said, “It is written: 'A man does not live by bread only, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.' “

Lamsa Bible
But he answered and said, It is written, that it is not by bread alone that man can live, but by every word which comes from the mouth of God.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

Godbey New Testament
And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God.

Haweis New Testament
But he answering said, It is written, ?Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.?

Mace New Testament
but Jesus answered him, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God shall prescribe."

Weymouth New Testament
"It is written," replied Jesus, "'It is not on bread alone that a man shall live, but on whatsoever God shall appoint.'"

Worrell New Testament
But He, answering, said, "It has been written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

Worsley New Testament
but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."
















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