Matthew 4:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Matthew 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But he answered and said ... - In reply to this artful temptation Christ answered by a quotation from the Old Testament. The passage is found in Deuteronomy 8:3 . In that place the discourse is...
Matthew 4:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation ( Mark 1:12 f.*, Luke 4:1-13 *). Jesus'sudden recognition of His Sonship or Messiah-ship and of the responsibility thus laid upon Him, found natural expression in His retirement i...
Matthew 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

It is written . It standeth written. This is the Lord's first ministerial utterance; three times. Compare the last three ( John 17:8 ; John 17:14 ; John 17:17 ). The appeal is not to the spoken vo...
Matthew 4:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Man shall not live by bread alone. He quotes the statement, that men do not live by bread alone, but by the secret blessing of God. Hence we conclude, that Satan made a direct attack o...
Matthew 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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. But by (or, upon, επι) every word - Ρημα, in Greek, answers to ד...
Matthew 4:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But by every word, &c.— But by every thing which the mouth of God shall ordain. Prussian Testament. The original, to which our version is agreeable, is a Hebrew expression, taken from Deuter...
Matthew 4:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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. But he answered and said, It is written ( Deuteronomy...
Matthew 4:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation 1-11. The temptation ( Mark 1:12 ; Luke 4:1 ). The narrative, which can only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual historical fact, the great temptation which He...
Matthew 4:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

It is written. — The words of all the three answers to the Tempter come from two Chapter s of Deuteronomy, one of which ( Deuteronomy 6 ) supplied one of the passages (6:4-9) for the phylacteries o...
Matthew 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 His Temptation - Matthew 4:1-11 MUCH has been written on the possibility of temptation in the experience of a sinless Being. The difficulties which have been raised in this region are...
Matthew 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Tempted by the Devil Matthew 4:1-11 Then marks the close connection between the heavenly voice of the baptism and the fiery ordeal of the forty days. Notice that temptation is not in itself...
Matthew 4:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodn...
Matthew 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. The subject of CHRIST'S temptations, is a subject attended with much difficulty thoroughly to explain. One of the great...
Matthew 4:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE ATTACK ON DIVINE SONSHIP ‘And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If Thou be the Son of God, command that th...
Matthew 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But he answered and said, it is written ,.... The passage referred to, and cited, is in Deuteronomy 8:3 the manner of citing it is what was common and usual with the Jews; and is often to be met w...
Matthew 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 4. But he answered and said, It is written ] "With his...
Matthew 4:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is written There is no better way of answering the tempter, than by opposing the word of God to his temptations. This is that sword of the Spirit that must put him to flight. The Church of Rome,...
Matthew 4:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sa...
Matthew 4:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Temptation of Christ. 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had...
Matthew 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

So also Luke 4:4 . There is no better answering the tempter than by opposing the precepts of holy writ to his motions to sin. The word is called the sword of the Spirit, Ephesians 6:17 . The...
Matthew 4:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Faces Up To His Future In The Wilderness (4:1-11). The most momentous moment of His conscious life to date having taken place, Jesus will now have to face up to what it involves. For having...
Matthew 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS—GENERAL REMARKS There is only one way of understanding the narrative , viz. as the history of a real occurrence, of an actual temptation of our Lord by the...
Matthew 4:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:1-4 The record of our Lord's temptation, which is specially commended to our consideration in Lent, must needs be momentous, first, in its import for the comprehension of the spirit of H...
Matthew 4:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. What a change it seems from the descent of the Holy Spirit to being led up into the wilderness to...
Matthew 4:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit, υπο του πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. Led into the wilderness, where he...
Matthew 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

It is written. The infallible book The uses to which it may be put. Christ used it:- 1. To defend His Sonship; 2. To defeat temptation; 3. As a direction to His way; 4. For maintain...
Matthew 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 4:1-40 THE TEMPTATION . The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates...
Matthew 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Savior equal to the occasion: 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. The most powerful and effec...
Matthew 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 17:12-16 ; 2 Kings 4:42-44 ; 2 Kings 7:1 ; 2 Kings 7:2 ; Deuteronomy 8:3 ; Ephesians 6:17 ; Exodus 16:15 ; Exodus 16:35 ; Exodus 16:8 ; Exodus 23:15 ; Haggai 2:16-19 ; John 6:31 ;...
Matthew 4:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The temptation of Christ in the wilderness had no direct bearing upon our salvation, as we are saved by His Blood. However, the temptation did...
Matthew 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

It is written — Thus Christ answered, and thus we may answer all the suggestions of the devil. By every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God — That is, by whatever God commands to sustain h...

Matthew 4:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 4:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 4:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 4:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 4:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 4:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 4:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 4:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 4:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes