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NASB | Matthew 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 4:4 But Jesus replied, "It is written and forever remains written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" [Deut 8:3] |
Bible Question:
Man shall live by every "rhema" that comes (Greek continuos tense) from the mouth of God. For many years I thought that this text referred only to the written word. Jesus gave the good example by quoting the written word to Satan, which I seek to follow. However, the Greek seems to imply that there is "rhema" which is continually coming from God. Also, it is a quotation from Deut. which the Israelites were to keep when they did not have the full scriptures. What then is "every rhema" coming from the mouth of God? Or where am I going wrong in this interpretation? |
Bible Answer: Hi Ronaldo, The words were still continuously coming from God because this Man was speaking the words given Him by His Father. I like to compare Matthew 4:4 where Jesus claims this verse for Himself with John 6:27 where He adds, "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of (Man) shall give to you..." John 6:34, "They said therefore to Him, (Lord), evermore give us this Bread. Deuteronomy 8:3, "And He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that (He) might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man [this Man also?] lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of God." John 6:49, "Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the Bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. (I) am the living Bread that came down out of heaven;..." The capitalization of Bread is my own interpretation for what it is worth. From the heart, Ray |