APAD: Man does not live by bread alone

Meaning: People have spiritual needs as well as physical needs.

 

Jesus answered: "It is written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every

word that comes from the mouth of God." - Matthew 4:4, New International Bible.

 

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David Crystal's book "Beget" listed three places where this phrase is found in

the Bible: Deuteronomy, Matthew, and Luke, and told some interesting modern

usages, mainly exploitations by the food industry.

 

The diary farmers, e.g., would argue in their ads: "Men does not live by bread

alone, but should also have plenty of cheese."

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• So true! A God's man with both body and soul that need to -天玉之- ♀ (16 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 10:06:21

• +1 And often the soul felt more famished than the body! -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 14:41:16

• Agree! : ) that is why I eat poems for feeding the soul -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 18:51:53

• They also need cheese, the bullet I just bit. -唐宋韵- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 10:48:16

• That got to be one of the tastiest bullets one could bite:-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 14:43:13

• It is true! As human we need not only -疏影笑寒- ♀ (47 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 11:16:33

• And spiritual food market is where the money is:-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 14:46:55

• 占位点赞，回头细看 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 11:19:38

• Chinese version : Man does not live by 饺子alone, 虽然好吃不过饺子。 -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 11:35:40

• Yes. 包子came in second in a photo finish. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 14:50:46

• Read my mind. -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 17:52:23

• Nice proverb. Thanks for sharing -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 12:00:45

• My pleasure. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 14:51:05

• Let's pray “面包会有的，牛奶会有的，一切都会有的”:)) -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 12:23:47

• Make it artisan bread and whole milk please :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 14:52:32

• [phone] -古树羽音- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 19:07:20

• 古树好可爱 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/08/2023 postreply 05:05:57

• 生命的粮食～～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 17:30:12

• 听着好像国家粮库的 :-))) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 19:44:06

• 哈哈，在文城，网友还喜欢诗和远方，尤其是诗人：）） -卫宁- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 18:19:31

• People are different. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/07/2023 postreply 19:44:39