Matthew 4:4 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. 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 maintaining His own Spirit.How to handle the word: — 1. With deepest reverence. 2. Have it always ready. 3. Understand its meaning. 4. Learn to appropriate Scripture to yourself. 5. Stand by the Scriptures, whatever they may cost you. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |