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Matthew 4:4 In response to Satan:
“…Man shall not live by bread alone…”
Quoting Deut. 8:3, re. manna and faith.
The motto of fasting. Christ resists the temptation of temporality, a temptation emphasized when fasting but subtly present the rest of the time.

Resisting the desire for comfort, security and the rest of normal, daily life must be subordinate to God. “Seek first the kingdom of God… and all these things will be added to you.”