Luke

Luke 4:2–4

²where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

³The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”

⁴But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’^b”

Footnotes

b 4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3|DEU 8:3; BYZ and TR on bread alone, but on every word of God.

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5062 forty
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
He was tempted	πειραζόμενος	peirazomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3985 I try, tempt, test
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
devil	διαβόλου	diabolou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
He ate	ἔφαγεν	ephagen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5315 I eat
nothing	οὐδὲν	ouden	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
during	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
those	ἐκείναις	ekeinais	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
days	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
had ended	συντελεσθεισῶν	syntelestheisōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine Plural	G4931 I fulfill, accomplish
He was hungry	ἐπείνασεν	epeinasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3983 I am hungry, needy

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
devil	διάβολος	diabolos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
said	Εἶπεν	Eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
You are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
tell	εἰπὲ	eipe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
stone	λίθῳ	lithō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
become	γένηται	genētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
bread	ἄρτος	artos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
answered	ἀπεκρίθη	apekrithē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G611 I answer, reply
It is written	Γέγραπται	Gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
Man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
shall not live	ζήσεται	zēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2198 I live
on	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
bread	ἄρτῳ	artō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
alone	μόνῳ	monō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G3441 only, solitary, desolate

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 4:2 Exodus 34:28 · Hebrews 4:15 · 1 Kings 19:8 · Deuteronomy 9:9 · Hebrews 2:18 · Deuteronomy 9:18 · John 4:6 · Matthew 4:2 · Deuteronomy 9:25 · Matthew 21:18 · Esther 4:16 · Jonah 3:7

Luke 4:3 Matthew 4:3 · Luke 3:22

Luke 4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3 · Matthew 4:4 · Matthew 6:31 · Ephesians 6:17 · Exodus 23:25 · Luke 4:10 · Luke 4:8 · Matthew 6:25–26 · John 10:34–35 · Luke 22:35 · Jeremiah 49:11 · Isaiah 8:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.