King James Version

Matthew 4:4

01 / A FEW WORDSKJV · King James Version
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.

Matthew 4:4 · KJV · King James Version

Read in context

Matthew 4:1–4

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 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.

Translation: KJV (King James Version) · Dataset edition/version: eng-kjv-source-2026-08-19

Read the source

Passage and translation source

Selected passage
Matthew 4:4
Translation
King James Version (KJV)
Text language
English
Surrounding verses
Matthew 4:1–4
Dataset edition identifier
eng-kjv-source-2026-08-19

The quotation and surrounding verses come from the named edition, without theological commentary. This site offers selected passages, not a complete Bible.

Read the complete chapter and verify the source at eBible.org

Share copies the displayed text, reference, translation label, and this edition’s page link. Kept words retain the selected edition.

Translation, sources, and selection policy