Matthew 4:4-6
World English Bible
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’”
5 Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and,
‘On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you don’t dash your foot against a stone.’”
Matthew 4:4-6
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 But He replied, It has been written, Man shall not live and be upheld and sustained by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.(A)
5 Then the devil took Him into the holy city and placed Him on [a]a turret (pinnacle, [b]gable) of the temple [c]sanctuary.(B)
6 And he said to Him, If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, He will give His angels charge over you, and they will bear you up on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.(C)
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- Matthew 4:5 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- Matthew 4:5 James Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary.
- Matthew 4:5 Richard Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament.
Luke 4:3-4
World English Bible
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’”
Luke 4:3-4
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 Then the devil said to Him, If You are the Son of God, order this stone to turn into a loaf [of bread].
4 And Jesus replied to him, It is written, Man shall not live and be sustained by (on) bread alone [a]but by every word and expression of God.(A)
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- Luke 4:4 Some manuscripts add this phrase.
Luke 4:19
World English Bible
19 and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”
Luke 4:19
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
19 To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day [a]when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound].(A)
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- Luke 4:19 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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