ESV Reformation Study Bible – Matt 4:4
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Matt 4:4

4:4 by every word. In Deut. 8:3 this refers to God’s word of direction in the wilderness and His provision of manna. Jesus will not abandon His trust in God to provide. Jesus replied to each of Satan’s temptations with a reference to Scripture. The “sword of the Spirit” is God’s Word (Eph. 6:17), and Jesus relied on Scripture for victory in His spiritual struggle. See “The Word of God: Scripture as Revelation” at Ex. 32:16.