42 Bible Verses about Food
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He told them another parable. "The Realm of heaven," he said, "is like dough which a woman took and buried in three pecks of flour, till all of it was leavened."
It is like dough which a woman took and buried in three pecks of flour, till all of it was leavened."
And the traders of earth shall weep and wail over her; for now there is none to buy their freights, freights of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purples, silk, scarlet stuff, all sorts of citron wood and ivory wares, all articles of costly wood, of bronze, of iron and of marble, with cinnamon, balsam, spices, myrrh, frankincense, wines, olive-oil, fine flour and wheat, with cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, slaves, and the souls of men.
Hence, in my opinion, we ought not to put fresh difficulties in the way of those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, but write them injunctions to abstain from whatever is contaminated by idols, from sexual vice, from the flesh of animals that have been strangled, and from tasting blood;
As for Gentile believers, we have issued our decision that they must avoid food that has been offered to idols, the taste of blood, flesh of animals that have been strangled, and sexual vice."
With regard to food that has been offered to idols. Here, of course, 'we all possess knowledge'! Knowledge puffs up, love builds up. Whoever imagines he has attained to some degree of knowledge, does not possess the true knowledge yet; but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.read more.
Well then, with regard to food that has been offered to idols, I am quite aware that 'there is no such thing as an idol in the world' and that 'there is only the one God.' (So-called gods there may be, in heaven or on earth ??as indeed there are plenty of them, both gods and 'lords' ??6 but for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all comes, and for whom we exist; one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom all exists, and by whom we exist.) But remember, it is not everyone who has this 'knowledge.' Some who have hitherto been accustomed to idols eat the food as food which has been really offered to an idol, and so their weaker conscience is contaminated. Now mere food will not bring us any nearer to God; if we abstain we do not lose anything, and if we eat we do not gain anything. But see that the exercise of your right does not prove any stumbling-block to the weak. Suppose anyone sees you, a person of enlightened mind, reclining at meat inside an idol's temple; will that really 'fortify his weak conscience'? Will it not embolden him to violate his scruples of conscience by eating food that has been offered to idols? He is ruined, this weak man, ruined by your 'enlightened mind,' this brother for whose sake Christ died! By sinning against the brotherhood in this way and wounding their weaker consciences, you are sinning against Christ. Therefore if food is any hindrance to my brother's welfare, sooner than injure him I will never eat flesh as long as I live, never!
But I have one or two things against you: you have some adherents there of the tenets of Balaam, who taught Balak how to set a pitfall before the sons of Israel by making them eat food which had been sacrificed to idols and give way to sexual vice.
From Thematic Bible
Food » Grace before » of priests
Food » From God
the right course is to abstain from flesh or wine or indeed anything that your brother feels to be a stumbling-block.
Look at the wild birds; they sow not, they reap not, they gather nothing in granaries, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than birds?
Anything God has created is good, and nothing is to be tabooed ??provided it is eaten with thanksgiving, for then it is consecrated by the prayer said over it.
Food » Grace before » Admonitions concerning eating
To his disciples he said, "Therefore I tell you, do not trouble about what you are to eat in life, nor about what you are to put on your body;
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, let it be all done for the glory of God.
Eat any food that has been sold in the market, instead of letting scruples of conscience oblige you to ask any questions about it;
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Food » Grace before » Blessings (grace) before meals
Then he ordered the crowds to recline on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, blessed them, and after breaking the loaves handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds.
He took the seven loaves and the fish and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.
With these words he took a loaf and after thanking God, in presence of them all, broke it and began to eat.
and after thanking God he broke it, saying, 'This means my body broken for you; do this in memory of me.'
Food » List of articles » Bread
Philip answered, "Seven pounds' worth of bread would not be enough for them, for everybody to get even a morsel."
Food » List of articles » Sumptuous
Food » List of articles » Fish
And when they handed him a piece of broiled fish,
Food » Different meals » Mid-day repast
and Jacob's spring was there. Jesus, exhausted by the journey, sat down at the spring, just as he was. It was about noon,
Food » List of articles » Butter
Food » List of articles » Oil
Food » List of articles » Dried fruit
Food » Articles of » Oil
Food » Different meals » Evening meal
but they pressed him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is getting towards evening and the day has now declined." So he went in to stay with them. And as he lay at table with them he took the loaf, blessed it, broke it and handed it to them.
Food » Articles of » Prepared by females
Food » List of articles » Honey
Food » Articles of » Herbs
For land which absorbs the rain that often falls on it, and bears plants that are useful to those for whom it is tilled, receives a blessing from God;
While one man has enough confidence to eat any food, the man of weak faith only eats vegetables.
Food » List of articles » Cheese
Food » List of articles » Flesh
Food » Things prohibited as food
Food » List of articles » Fruit
Food » Different meals » Breakfast
Food » Articles of » Cheese
Food » Articles of » Wine
As the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."
and said to him, "Everybody serves the good wine first, and then the poorer wine after people have drunk freely; you have kept the good wine till now."
Food » Articles of » Men and women did not partake together
Food » Articles of » Butter
Food » Articles of » Parched (roasted) corn (grain)
Food » Articles of » Bread
Food » Articles of » Honey
Food » Articles of » Milk
Food » Articles of » Fish
And when they handed him a piece of broiled fish,
Food » Articles of » Thanks given before receiving
With these words he took a loaf and after thanking God, in presence of them all, broke it and began to eat.
So he ordered the crowd to recline on the ground, and taking the seven loaves he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out. They served them out to the crowd,
Food » Articles of » Dried fruit
Food » Articles of » Meat
Food » Of the worldly soul » Deceitful
Food » Articles of » Vinegar
Food » List of articles » Quail
Food » Of the worldly soul » Like ashes
Food » List of articles » Vegetables
Food » Of the worldly soul » Unsatisfying
Food » List of articles » Locusts
This John had his clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins; his food was locusts and wild honey.
Food » Of the worldly soul » Husks
And he was fain to fill his belly with the pods the swine were eating; no one gave him anything.
Food » Of the worldly soul » Perishable
Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him."
Food » Articles of » A hymn sung afterward
Food » Articles of » Fruit
Israel » Complaints » Food
Lambs » Used for » Food
Oxen » Used for » Food
Sanitation » Food
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Food
(I am the Gate; whoever enters by me will be saved, he will go in and out and find pasture.)
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to share the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, unknown to any except him who receives it.'
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to eat from the tree of Life which is within the paradise of God.'
I am the living bread which has come down from heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and more, the bread I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world."
Symbols and similitudes » Food
Trouble » Instances of » Food
Topics on Food
Bitter Food
Matthew 27:34they gave him a drink of wine mixed with bitters; but when he tasted it he would not drink it.
Buying Food
Luke 22:36Then he said to them, "But he who has a purse must take it now, and the same with a wallet; and he who has no sword must sell his coat and buy one.
Clean Food
Mark 7:19It does not enter his heart but his belly and passes from that into the drain" (thus he pronounced all food clean).
Dividing Food
Matthew 14:19Then he ordered the crowds to recline on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, blessed them, and after breaking the loaves handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds.
Food Decaying
Luke 6:43No sound tree bears rotten fruit, nor again does a rotten tree bear sound fruit:
Food Defined
Romans 14:2While one man has enough confidence to eat any food, the man of weak faith only eats vegetables.
Food For Other gods
1 Corinthians 8:4Well then, with regard to food that has been offered to idols, I am quite aware that 'there is no such thing as an idol in the world' and that 'there is only the one God.'
Food Is Fitting
1 Corinthians 9:4Have we no right to eat and drink at the expense of the churches?
Food Offered To Idols
1 Corinthians 8:1-13With regard to food that has been offered to idols. Here, of course, 'we all possess knowledge'! Knowledge puffs up, love builds up.
Food Permitted
Matthew 15:11it is not what enters a man's mouth that defiles him, what defiles a man is what comes out of his mouth."
Forbidden Food
Acts 10:12which contained all quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth and wild birds.
Gathering Food
Luke 3:17His winnowing-fan is in his hand to purge his threshing-floor, to gather the wheat into his granary and burn the straw with fire unquenchable."
Giving Food And Drink
Matthew 14:16Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; give them some food yourselves."
Grinding Food
Matthew 24:41two women will be grinding at the millstone, one will be taken and one will be left.
Jesus As Food
John 6:35Jesus said, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me will never be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty again.
Little Food
2 Corinthians 8:15Thus it is to give and take ??as it is written, He who got much had nothing over, and he who got little had not too little.
No Food
2 Thessalonians 3:10We used to charge you even when we were with you, 'If a man will not work, he shall not eat.'
People Providing Food
Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you entertained me,
Preparing Food
Matthew 26:17-19On the first day of unleavened bread the disciples of Jesus came up and said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the passover?"
Remaining Food
John 6:27Work for no perishing food, but for that lasting food which means eternal life; the Son of man will give you that, for the Father, God, has certified him."
Repulsive Food
Luke 15:16And he was fain to fill his belly with the pods the swine were eating; no one gave him anything.
Right Living As Food
John 4:34Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
Seeking Food
Matthew 6:31Do not be troubled, then, and cry, 'What are we to eat?' or 'what are we to drink?' or 'how are we to be clothed?'
Shortage Other Than Food
Matthew 25:9But the sensible replied, 'No, there may not be enough for us and for you. Better go to the dealers and buy for yourselves.'
Stores Of Food
Luke 12:17So he debated, 'What am I to do? I have no room to store my crops.'
Thanking God For Food
Matthew 14:19Then he ordered the crowds to recline on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, blessed them, and after breaking the loaves handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds.
