The Temptation of Jesus

Luke 4:4

In 9 translations

BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”Deuteronomy 8:3; BYZ and TR on bread alone, but on every word of God.
KJV: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
WEB: Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
ASV: And Jesus answered unto him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.
LSV: And Jesus answered him, saying, “It has been written, that, Not on bread only will man live, but on every saying of God.”
YLT: And Jesus answered him, saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'
DBY: And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.Elohim
DRC: And Jesus answered him: It is written, that Man liveth not by bread alone, but by every word of God.
GNV: But Iesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not liue by bread only, but by euery word of God.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include ὁ (“the”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι θεοῦ.¶ (“but upon everything declaration of God”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.

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Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πρὸς elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτὸν elsewhere in this verse.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ὁ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include λέγων (“saying”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Tregelles read πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν λέγων.
SBLGNT: ὁ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
SBLGNT: ἄνθρωπος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἄνθρωπος; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι θεοῦ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καὶ ἀπεκρίθη πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Γέγραπται ὅτι Οὐκ ἐπʼ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος.
RP2018: Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν, λέγων, Γέγραπται ὅτι Οὐκ ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν, λέγων, Γέγραπται ὅτι Οὐκ ἐπ᾿ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλ᾿ ἐπὶ παντὶ ῥήματι Θεοῦ.
SCR1894: και απεκριθη ιησους προς αυτον λεγων γεγραπται οτι ουκ επ αρτω μονω ζησεται ο ανθρωπος αλλ επι παντι ρηματι θεου

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Cross-references most cited first

Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth…
Matthew 4:4But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 6:31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
Exodus 23:25So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
Ephesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Matthew 6:25–26Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air: They do…
Luke 4:8But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
Luke 4:10For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
John 10:34–35Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
Jeremiah 49:11Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”
Luke 22:35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

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