Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 1. Our acceptance of the principle reasserted by Christ that "Man [the man, God-fearing, God-trusting] liveth not by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." 2. Be more anxious to have God's blessing, with the lowliest and poorest fare, than the richest without it. 3. With reference to the temptation to "turn stones into bread," let me ask if none of you have been tempted by this very snare? — Beware! (Proverbs 20:17). 4. Is there not a great amount of this "living by bread alone"? Are not provision for the wants of the body, and gathering, scraping together of the things of the present life, the all in all with many? (A. B. Grosart, LL. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. |
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