Deuteronomy 8:3

Good News Translation

He made you go hungry, and then he gave you manna to eat, food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before. He did this to teach you that you must not depend on bread alone to sustain you, but on everything that the Lord says.

Cross References

Psalm 105:40

They asked, and he sent quails; he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and be safe.

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.’”

Luke 4:4

But Jesus answered, “The scripture says, ‘Human beings cannot live on bread alone.’”

1 Corinthians 10:3

All ate the same spiritual bread

Deuteronomy 29:5

For forty years the Lord led you through the desert, and your clothes and sandals never wore out.

Deuteronomy 29:6

You did not have bread to eat or wine or beer to drink, but the Lord provided for your needs in order to teach you that he is your God.

Deuteronomy 32:47

These teachings are not empty words; they are your very life. Obey them and you will live long in that land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy.”

Deuteronomy 9:9

I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets on which was written the covenant that the Lord had made with you. I stayed there forty days and nights and did not eat or drink anything.