Nem só de pão vive o homem
'Nem só de pão vive o homem' — essa declaração de Jesus ao diabo no deserto revela que a Palavra de Deus é o verdadeiro alimento que sustenta a vida em plenitude.
O verdadeiro alimento
Quando tentado a transformar pedras em pão, Jesus respondeu com a Escritura: a vida humana depende de toda palavra que sai da boca de Deus.
But Jesus said to him, "No! I will not change stones into bread, because it is written in the Scriptures {in the Scriptures Moses wrote}, ‘Eating food [SYN] sustains people physically, but it does not sustain them spiritually [SYN]. Instead, paying attention to everything that God has spoken to them is what sustains people spiritually.’"
Then the devil said to Jesus, "Because you claim that you ◄have a relationship with God as a son has with his father [MET]/are the man who is both God and man►, prove it by telling these stones to become bread so that you can eat them!" Jesus replied, "No, I will not change stones into bread, because it is written {Moses wrote} in the Scriptures that eating food sustains people physically, but it does not sustain them spiritually. They also need food for their spirits."
So he caused you to have/experience difficulties. He allowed you to become hungry. Then he gave you manna food from heaven, food that you and your ancestors had never eaten before. He did that to teach you that people need food for their bodies; but they also need food for their spirits, which comes from paying attention to everything that Yahweh says [MTY].
Jesus, o pão vivo
Jesus é o pão da vida que desceu do céu. Quem come deste pão viverá para sempre. Ele é o sustento que satisfaz a fome da alma.
Jesus said to them, "Just like food [MET] sustains physical life, I am the one who enables you to have spiritual life. Those who eat ordinary food and drinks will later be hungry and thirsty. But those who come to me to receive that life will never again lack anything spiritually.
Just like food [MET] sustains your physical life, I am the one who enables you to have spiritual life.
I am the one who came down from heaven to enable people to have spiritual life. If people take what I will give them, they will live forever. What I will give them is my flesh, which I will give to all the people in [MTY] the world in order that they may have spiritual life."
My Father, who is the source of everything that lives, sent me, and I live because my Father has given me life. Similarly those who eat my flesh will live eternally because of what I do for them. I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Although our ancestors ate manna, they later died anyway. But those who eat this bread will live forever."
Buscar o Reino acima de tudo
Não andeis ansiosos pelo que comer ou beber. Buscai primeiro o Reino de Deus, e todas estas coisas vos serão acrescentadas.
Jesus taught that we should not worry about having enough food and clothes.
"Because you should be concerned about what God thinks is important and not about material goods, I tell you that you should not worry about things that you need in order to live. Do not worry about whether you will have enough food to eat, and something to drink, or enough clothes to wear. It is important to have sufficient food and drink and clothing, but the way you conduct your lives is much more important [RHQ].
Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things. The people who do not know God are always worried about such things. But your Father in heaven knows that you need those things, so you should not worry about them. Instead, be concerned about letting God completely direct your life. Then he will also give you enough of the things you need.
Jesus told his disciples that what sustained him was doing his Father’s will, which meant convincing non-Jewish people to believe in him.
Meanwhile, we disciples were urging him, "Teacher, eat some of the food we brought!" But he said to us, "I have food to eat that you do not know anything about!" So we started saying to each other, "◄Surely no one has brought him any food when we were not here!/Has anyone brought him any food when we were not here?► [RHQ]" Jesus said to us, "Doing what my Father who sent me wants me to do and finishing the work he gave me to do is ◄what sustains me/like my food► [MET].
Therefore,
even if there are no blossoms on the fig trees,
and there are no grapes on the grapevines,
and even if there are no olives growing on the olive trees,
and there are no crops in the fields,
and even if the flocks of sheep and goats die in the fields,
and there are no cattle in the stalls/barns,
I will rejoice because I know Yahweh.
I will be joyful because Yahweh my God is the one who saves me!
Yahweh the Lord is the one who causes me to be strong;
he enables me to climb ◄safely/without falling► in the rocky mountains, like [SIM] a deer does.
(This message is for the choir director:
When this prayer is sung, it is to be accompanied by people playing stringed instruments.)