Matthew 4:4 | Greek, bread and trivia 📊

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Memorize 🧠 

___ __ ______, “__ __ _____, “‘___ shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:4

Original language 🇬🇷 

The Greek word translated as ‘bread’ is ‘artos’.

• Bread was significant & central to the daily lives of Israelites in biblical times.

  • It was a dietary staple, carried symbolic meaning in religious life & sacrifices, and is a common image we see throughout Scripture.

Consider just a few examples of the significance of bread:

• Passover: unleavened bread

• Jesus teaching us to pray, “Give us Lord our daily bread”

• Jesus saying, “I am the bread of life”

• The Last Supper: Jesus breaking bread and referring to it as his body

• Jesus’ miracles involving bread and fish

• Jesus’ warning against the ‘yeast of the Pharisees’

Apply & respond 🏃‍♀️ 

When we feel like our relationship with God is distant (aka spiritually malnourished), sometimes it’s simply because we have not been spiritually “eating.”

Reflect

What’s one thing God is inviting you to do in response to Matthew 4:4 this week?

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Trivia 💡 

_{(we’ll share the correct answer in Wednesday’s email)}

Answer key ✅ 

But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Matthew 4:4