Deuteronomy 8:3 (WEB)
He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the LORD’s mouth.
Catechism · 2
The Sacrament of the Eucharist
“…that liberated them from Egypt; the remembrance of the manna in the desert will always recall to Israel that it lives by the bread of the Word of God;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Deut 8:3.
The Seven Petitions
“This petition, with the responsibility it involves, also applies to another hunger from which men are perishing: "Man does not live by bread alone, but . . . by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God,"” — Catechism footnote: Deut 8:3; Mt 4:4.
Fathers and councils · 15
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…thy fathers did not know, that thou mightest know that man doth not live by bread alone; but by every word of God proceeding out of His mouth doth man live.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3.
Read the whole comment“But the Lord repulsed him by the commandment of the law, saying, “It is written, Man doth not live by bread alone.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X VIII.21Conference VIII
“…nor shalt thou take a wife of his daughters to thy son; for they shall seduce your hearts to depart from your God, and to follow their gods and serve them.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3; Exod. xxxiv. 16: cf. 1 Kings xi. 2.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis II.11Book II
“…of that which here has been already predicted, viz., that “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceedeth from the mouth of God.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3.
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Ambrose of Milan
“…assail them, without need of toil, in the enjoyment of rest?—so that, for the space of forty years, their raiment grew not old, nor were their shoes worn, a figure to the faithful of the Resurrection that was to come, showing that neither the glory of great deeds, nor the beauty of the power wherewith He hath…” — editor's note: Ex. xvi. 12 ff.; Deut. viii. 3, 4; xxix. 5; Ps. lxxviii. 24, 25; cv. 40; S. John vi. 31; 1 Cor. x. 3.
Read the whole comment“And rightly is there need of knowledge: “For man lives not by bread alone, but by every word of God.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3.
Read the whole comment““Not by bread alone does man live.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3.
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John Chrysostom
“And He said it, teaching them not to put their confidence in wealth and land and seeds; for it is not these that feed us, but the word of God.” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3; Matt. iv. 4.
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Jerome
“For forty days and forty nights Moses lived by the intimate converse which he had with God, thus proving in his own case the complete truth of the saying, “man doth not live by bread only but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3.
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Tertullian
“Through them, to wit, had “the heart of the People been made thick, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with a heart” obstructed by the “fats” of which He had expressly forbidden the eating, teaching man not to be studious of the stomach.” — editor's note: See Deut. viii. 3; Matt. iv. 4; Luke iv. 4.
Read the whole comment“For even so early was the principle consecrated: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3; Matt. iv. 4.
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Leo the Great
“Therefore, dearly-beloved, seeing that, as we are taught by our Redeemer’s precept, “man lives not in bread alone, but in every word of God,” and it is right that Christian people, whatever the amount of their abstinence, should rather desire to satisfy themselves with the “Word of God” than with…” — editor's note: Ib. iv. 4, quoted from Deut. viii. 3.
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Clement of Alexandria
““For the righteous shall not live by bread.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3; Matt. iv. 4.
Read the whole comment“Notwithstanding let him read what follows: “For the righteous man shall not live by bread alone, but by the word of the Lord,” who is the true bread, the bread of the heavens.” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 3; Matt. iv. 4.
Read the whole comment“…as I command thee this day; and that thou mayest know in thine heart, that just as if a man were chastising his son, so the Lord our God shall chastise thee.”” — editor's note: Deut. viii. 2, 3, 5.
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Cross-references · 34
Cited together with
Cited together in The Instructor III.7.
Cited together in The Instructor III.7.
Cited together in On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 61.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in The Instructor III.7.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in The Instructor III.7.
Cited together in The Instructor III.7.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 40 and 2 other places.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in The Instructor III.7.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in Catechism §1334.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 40.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy II.17.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.21.
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Matthew 4:4 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 8:3 (11 words in common).
Luke 19:21 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 8:3 (8 words in common).
2 Corinthians 11:4 takes up the words of Deuteronomy 8:3 (8 words in common).
