Stones And Bread

Καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ πειράζων εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Εἰ υἱὸς εἶ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰπὲ ἵνα οἱ λίθοι οὗτοι ἄρτοι γένωνται. Οὐχ ὑπήκουσεν ὁ Χριστὸς τοῦ διαβόλου ὥστε ποιῆσαι τοὺς λίθους ἄρτους· διότι οὐ πρὸς ὠφέλειαν αὐτοῦ ἧν· οὐ γὰρ ἵνά πιστεύσῃ καὶ γένηται ὡς πρότερον ἧν ἄγγελος, τοῦτο ᾐτεῖτο ἁμετανόητος γὰρ, ἀλλ' ἵνα εἰς κενοδοξίαν ἐλκύσῃ τὸν Χριστόν· ὅπερ εἰδὼς ὁ Σωτὴρ οὐχ ὑπήκουσεν αὐτοῦ. Ἅγιος Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας, Ἐξὴγησις Εἰς Τὸ Κατὰ Ματθαιον Εὐάγγελιον Source:  Migne PG 72.372b

And the tempter approached and said to Him, 'If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread. 1   Christ did not comply with the devil that He make stones bread because it would have been of no profit to him, for it was not that he might believe and become that angel that he was before, since he was incapable of repentance, but he wished to lead Christ into vainglory, which understanding the Saviour did not do what he wished. Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary On The Gospel Of Saint Matthew, Fragment 1 Mt 4.3