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But the One, having responded, said, “It has been written [in Deut 8:3]: ‘Mankind[a] shall live not on bread alone, but on every word proceeding-out through the mouth of God’” Then the devil takes Him into the holy city. And he stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple. And he says to Him, “If You are God’s Son, throw Yourself down. For it has been written: ‘Because[b] He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up on their hands that You may not ever strike Your foot against a stone’” [Ps 91:11-12].

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:4 Or, Man, The person, The human, Humankind.
  2. Matthew 4:6 This is part of the quote from Ps 91. Or, written that, ‘He will.

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’[a](A)

Then the devil took him to the holy city(B) and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,”(C) he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command his angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:4 Deut. 8:3
  2. Matthew 4:6 Psalm 91:11,12