33 Bible Verses about People Eating

Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, "Rabbi, eat something."

He stretched out and fell asleep under the shrub. All of a sudden an angelic messenger touched him and said, "Get up and eat."

The Lord's angelic messenger came back again, touched him, and said, "Get up and eat, for otherwise you won't be able to make the journey."

Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.

If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won't eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for this is the time when you can find him!"

Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree.

When they sat down to eat their food, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh down to Egypt.

She said, "May I, your servant, find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and got something to eat. Her face no longer looked sad.

She brought it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and left that same night.

So David got up from the ground, bathed, put on oil, and changed his clothes. He went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then, when he entered his palace, he requested that food be brought to him, and he ate.

His servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? While the child was still alive, you fasted and wept. Once the child was dead you got up and ate food!"

"While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

They all ate and were satisfied,

Everyone ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up -- twelve baskets of broken pieces.

Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

And while they were eating he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me."

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,

and he took it and ate it in front of them.

But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.

"Come, have breakfast," Jesus said. But none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it was the Lord.

and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.

He said to them, "Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while" (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."