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Jesus therefore said to them, I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me will not hunger; and he that believeth in me will never thirst.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eat of my bread, he will live for ever. Yea, and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.
But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God."
And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone?
So that whoever eateth the bread or drinketh the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty with respect to the body and the blood of the Lord.
And what father is there, among you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone? or if he ask for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?
And he took a loaf, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me.
And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him Friend, lend me three loaves;
I am the bread of life.
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat."
But he answering said, It is not allowable to take the childrens bread, and throw it to the little dogs.
Now, he that ministereth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf,
And attending daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread in a private house, they partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance of me.
But let a man examine himself, and thus let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup;
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Bread » Hallowed
Bread » General references to
Bread » Baking of
Bread » How prepared » Kneaded
Bread » Breaking of
And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
And having thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and having broken it, he began to eat.
And it came to pass, as he was at table with them, that he took the bread, and blessed it, and broke and gave it to them.
And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the imparting [of their substance], the breaking of bread, and the prayers.
And having gone up again, and broken the bread and eaten, he talked a long while even till break of day, and so departed.
Bread » The principal food used by the ancients
Bread » Often given as a present
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Bread » Sacrificed
Bread » How prepared » Made into loaves
And they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.
Bread » How prepared » Baked in ovens
Bread » Staff of life
Bread » Kinds of » Leavened (made with yeast)
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Bread » Often put for the whole sustenance of man
Bread » Kinds of » Bread of affliction
Bread » Scarceness of, sent as a punishment
Bread » Was kneaded
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance of me.
Bread » Kinds of » Unleavened (made without yeast)
Bread » Multitudes miraculously fed by Christ with
And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full. And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
And Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And bidding the multitude to lie down on the ground, he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. read more.
And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that remained, seven baskets full.
Bread » Made of wheat flour
Bread » Symbolical » Of the body of Christ
And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance of me.
And on the first day of the week, when we had assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, being about to depart on the morrow, and continued the discourse until midnight.
Bread » Sometimes unleavened
So then let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Bread » Broken for use
And bidding the multitudes to lie down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed; and having broken the loaves he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
And attending daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread in a private house, they partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart,
Bread » Usually leavened
Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Bread » How prepared » On coals
Bread » Figurative
Now, he that ministereth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
Bread » In times of scarcity, sold by weight
Bread » Was formed into » Cakes
Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Bread » Made by women
Bread » Sacred, called hallowed bread
Bread » Making of, a trade
Bread » Publicly sold
And when it was evening, the disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and it is now late; send the multitudes away therefore, that they may go to the villages and buy themselves victuals.
And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
Bread » Kept in baskets
Bread » Was formed into » Wafers
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Bread » Crumb of, used to wipe the fingers, thrown under the table
and longing to be fed with what fell from the rich mans table. But even the dogs came and licked his sores.
And she said, Yea, Lord; for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.
Bread » Offered with sacrifices
Bread » Made of » Wheat
Bread » Was baked » On coals of fire
Bread » When old, dry and mouldy
Bread » Yielded by the earth
Bread » Given by God
Bread » Made of » Barley
There is a lad here, who hath five barleyloaves, and two small fishes; but what are they among so many?
Bread » Called the staff of life
Bread » How prepared » In pans
Bread » How prepared » Cakes
Bread » Traffic in
But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread, and give them to eat?
Bread » First fruit of, offered to God
Bread » Served round after funerals
Bread » Was formed into » Loaves
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
Bread » How prepared » Wafers
Bread » By idolaters
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
Bread » Plenty of, promised to the obedient
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Bread » With water, the food of prisons
Bread » Ordinary, called common bread
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
For the bread of God is that which is coming down from heaven, and giving life to the world. They said therefore to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. Jesus therefore said to them, I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me will not hunger; and he that believeth in me will never thirst.
Bread » Was baked » On hearths
Bread » Made of » Manna (in the wilderness)
Bread » Placed on table of shew bread
Bread » Nutritious and strengthening
Bread » Troughs used for kneading
Bread » Corn ground for making
Bread » How prepared » On coals of dung
Bread » Figurative » Christ
Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you, Moses hath not given you the bread from heaven; but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which is coming down from heaven, and giving life to the world. They said therefore to him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. read more.
Jesus therefore said to them, I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me will not hunger; and he that believeth in me will never thirst.
Bread » Made of » Beans, millet, &c
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
Bread » How prepared » Mixed with oil
Bread » Meal
Bread » How prepared » Cracknels
Bread » How prepared » Honey
Bread » How prepared » On hearths
Bread » Made by men
Bread » Barley
Bread » Manna
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Bread
Food » List of articles » Bread
Philip answered him, Two hundred denaries worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a tittle.
Food » Articles of » Bread
Symbols and similitudes » Bread
And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
And as they were eating, he took a loaf, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take; this is my body.
And he took a loaf, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me.
Victuals » List of articles » Bread
Philip answered him, Two hundred denaries worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a tittle.
Topics on Bread
Bread, Figurative Of
John 6:33-35For the bread of God is that which is coming down from heaven, and giving life to the world.
Breaking Of Bread
Matthew 26:26And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Consecrated Bread
Hebrews 9:2For a tabernacle was prepared, the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the holy place:
Feast Of Unleavened Bread
Mark 14:1And two days after was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by craft, and put him to death.
Unleavened Bread
1 Corinthians 5:6-8Your glorying is not good. Know ye not, that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
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