But he answered and said,
It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
This testimony is from the Old Testament, from the words of Moses (Deut 8:3). The Hebrews, too, had been fed by manna, not by real bread; by the word of God the manna fulfilled every need of the Hebrews, and it became whatever food each one might desire to eat. For the manna provided to each Jew the taste he desired, whether of fish, eggs, or cheese (Wisdom of Solomon 16:20).