Deuteronomy 8:3

Contemporary English Version 1995

so he made you go hungry. Then he gave you manna, a kind of food that you and your ancestors had never even heard about. The Lord was teaching you that people need more than food to live—they need every word that the Lord has spoken.

Cross References

Matthew 4:4

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say: ‘No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.’ ”

Luke 4:4

Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say, ‘No one can live only on food.’ ”

1 Corinthians 10:3

All of them also ate the same spiritual food

Psalm 37:3

Trust the Lord and live right! The land will be yours, and you will be safe.

Psalm 105:40

When they asked for food, he sent more birds than they could eat.

Deuteronomy 9:9

It happened during those 40 days and nights that I was on the mountain, without anything to eat or drink. He had told me to come up there so he could give me the agreement he made with us. And this agreement was actually the same Ten Commandments he had announced to you when he spoke from the fire on the mountain. The Lord had written them on two flat stones with his own hand. But after giving me the two stones,

Deuteronomy 32:47

The Law isn't empty words. It can give you a long life in the land that you are going to take.”