Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Moses calls Israel to remember the forty years of wilderness testing—where God humbled them, let them hunger, provided manna, and did not let their clothes wear out—to teach them that humans do not live by bread alone but by every …
Other Translations
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.
And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.
Cross References
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that …
And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I …
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do …
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word …
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need …
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.