Question: In which two of the Gospels of the Bible does the phrase “Man does not live by bread alone” appear?
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Matthew and Luke.
The phrase “Man does not live by bread alone” appears in two books of the Christian Bible: the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke.
In the Gospel of Matthew, the phrase is found in Matthew 4:4. It’s part of the story of the temptation of Jesus, where Jesus is tempted by the devil to turn stones into bread after fasting for 40 days and 40 nights. Jesus responds by quoting Deuteronomy 8:3, saying “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.”
In the Gospel of Luke, the phrase appears in a similar context in Luke 4:4, again as part of the story of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. In this account, Jesus responds to the devil’s temptation by saying, “Man shall not live by bread alone.”
The phrase suggests a spiritual life is more necessary than physical nourishment.
