Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:4:

• Uma: “Yesus answered: ‘In the Holy Book it is written like this: ‘Mankind does not live from food alone. They live from following every word that God says.’ ‘” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Isa answered, he said, ‘It is written in the holy-book it says, ‘It is not just food that causes mankind to live but that is what causes mankind to live the words/speech of God.’ ‘” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And Jesus answered, ‘There is written a saying of God which says, ‘It is not only food which man lives on, he also needs every word which God speaks.’ ‘” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “But Jesus answered saying, ‘The written word of God says, ‘It is not only food that is a person’s means-of-life, but rather they also need everything that God says.’ ‘” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But Jesus replying said, ‘Isn’t it so that what God said is written, which says, ‘It isn’t only food which causes a person to be able to live, but on the contrary each word which comes out from the mouth of God.’ ‘” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
• Tenango Otomi: “Jesus answered and said to the devil: ‘In the Holy Book is written the word that says ‘Concerning the person who does not want to hear what God says, even though that person eats bread, he cannot live.’ ‘” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
• Bariai: “But Iesus answered his talk and so said, ‘God’s book has talk like this, ‘People won’t be able to receive good living/life from eating bread alone. But they receive good life from listening to all of God’s talk.’ ‘” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Kupsabiny: “But Jesus answered him that, ‘But the writings of God say that, | ‘A person does not survive/live on food alone | but he survives/lives on every word that God speaks.’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Mairasi: “But Yesus says: ‘In the Holy Book this is how it is written: ‘People’s life is not by means of only food; But actually by means of all the messages which come down from Above-One’s mouth’ it says.’ ‘” (Source Enggavoter 2004)

For the Old Testament quote, see Deuteronomy 8:3.