Deuteronomy 8:3

God's Word

So he made you suffer from hunger and then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had seen before. He did this to teach you that a person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that the Lord speaks.

Cross References

Psalm 105:40

The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.

Psalm 37:3

Trust the Lord, and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful.

Matthew 4:4

Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’ ”

Luke 4:4

Jesus answered him, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone.’ ”

1 Corinthians 10:3

All of them ate the same spiritual food,

Deuteronomy 29:5

For 40 years I led you through the desert. During that time your clothes and shoes never wore out.

Deuteronomy 29:6

You ate no bread and drank no wine or liquor. I did this so that you would know that I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 32:47

Don’t think these words are idle talk. They are your life! By these words you will be able to live for a long time in the land that you are going to take possession of when you cross the Jordan River.”

Deuteronomy 9:9

When I went up on the mountain to get the stone tablets, the tablets of the promise that the Lord made to you, I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights without food or water.