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Matthew 4:4-7 GW
Jesus answered, "Scripture says, 'A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.'" [Deut 8:3] (5) Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. (6) He said to Jesus, "If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, 'He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.'" [Psalms 91:11-12] (7) Jesus said to him, "Again, Scripture says, 'Never tempt the Lord your God.'" [Deut 6:16]

Matthew 4:4-7 NWT
. . .But in reply he said: "It is written, 'Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through Jehovah's mouth.'" [Deut 8:3] 5 Then the Devil took him along into the holy city, and he stationed him upon the battlement of the temple 6 and said to him: "If you are a son of God, hurl yourself down; for it is written, 'He will give his angels a charge concerning you, and they will carry you on their hands, that you may at no time strike your foot against a stone.'" [Psalms 91:11-12] 7 Jesus said to him: "Again it is written, 'You must not put Jehovah your God to the test. . . [Deut 6:16]

Matthew 4:4-7 CEV (4) Jesus answered, "The Scriptures say: 'No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.' " [Deut 8:3] (5) Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. (6) The devil said, "If you are God's Son, jump off. The Scriptures say: 'God will give his angels orders about you. They will catch you in their arms, and you won't hurt your feet on the stones.' " [Psalms 91:11-12] (7) Jesus answered, "The Scriptures also say, 'Don't try to test the Lord your God!' " [Deut 6:16]

Matthew 4:4-7 ALT
(4) But answering, He said, "It has been written, 'A person will not live on bread alone, _but_ on every word coming out through [the] mouth of God.'" [Deut 8:3] (5) Then the Devil takes Him along to the holy city and sets Him on the pinnacle of the temple, (6) and says to Him, "Since You are God's Son, throw Yourself down, for it has been written, 'He will give orders to His angels concerning You,' and 'they will lift You up on [their] hands, lest You strike Your foot against a stone.'" [Psalms 91:11-12] (7) Jesus said to him, "Again, it has been written, 'You will not put the LORD [Jehovah] your God to the test.'" [Deut 6:16]

Matthew 4:4-7 GNB (4) But Jesus answered, "The scripture says, 'Human beings cannot live on bread alone, but need every word that God speaks.' " [Deut 8:3] (5) Then the Devil took Jesus to Jerusalem, the Holy City, set him on the highest point of the Temple, (6) and said to him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the scripture says, 'God will give orders to his angels about you; they will hold you up with their hands, so that not even your feet will be hurt on the stones.' " [Psalms 91:11-12] (7) Jesus answered, "But the scripture also says, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.' " [Deut 6:16]

Please notice above, in Matthew 4, verse 4 and verse 7, the Bible references indicate Jesus was quoting from Deuteronomy both times when he said "it is written." Both Hebrew scriptures here quoted by Jesus contain God's personal name. A more accurate translation of what Jesus said in Matthew 4:4 would then be: "Man must live, not on bread alone, but on every utterance coming forth through יהוה 's mouth."

[Deut 6:16]

Deuteronomy 8:3 MWT
(3) And He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, and then He fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know it, so that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of יהוה shall man live.
Deuteronomy 6:16 MWT
(16) You shall not tempt יהוה your God as you tempted him in Massah.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation