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Matthew 4:2-4

2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Cross References for Matthew 4:2-4

Genesis 7:12 - And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. Click to read the verse Genesis 7:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:12

1 Kings 19:8 - So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nig... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:8 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:8

Exodus 24:18 - Then Moses entered the cloud as he went on up the mountain. And he stayed on the mountain forty... Click to read the verse Exodus 24:18 Click to read the verse Exodus 24:18

Deuteronomy 9:18 - Then once again I fell prostrate before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I ate no brea... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:18

Deuteronomy 9:9 - When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant tha... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:9

Deuteronomy 9:25 - I lay prostrate before the Lord those forty days and forty nights because the Lord had said he ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:25 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 9:25

Psalms 95:6 - Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; Click to read the verse Psalms 95:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 95:6

John 4:6 - Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It w... Click to read the verse John 4:6 Click to read the verse John 4:6

Deuteronomy 18:18 - I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in h... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 18:18 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 18:18

Exodus 34:28 - Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking wate... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:28 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:28

Luke 4:2 - where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the ... Click to read the verse Luke 4:2 Click to read the verse Luke 4:2

Acts 10:10 - He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell in... Click to read the verse Acts 10:10 Click to read the verse Acts 10:10

1 Samuel 17:16 - For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:16 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 17:16

Psalms 109:24 - My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt. Click to read the verse Psalms 109:24 Click to read the verse Psalms 109:24

Mark 11:12 - Jesus Clears the Temple The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Click to read the verse Mark 11:12 Click to read the verse Mark 11:12

Matthew 21:18 - The Fig Tree Withers Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Click to read the verse Matthew 21:18 Click to read the verse Matthew 21:18

Hebrews 2:14-17 - Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death h... Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:14-17 Click to read the verse Hebrews 2:14-17

Acts 1:3 - After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was... Click to read the verse Acts 1:3 Click to read the verse Acts 1:3