15 Bible Verses about Preparing Food

On the first day of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus with the question, "Where shall we make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" "Go into the city," He replied, "to a certain man, and tell him, 'The Teacher says, My time is close at hand. It is at your house that I shall keep the Passover with my disciples.'" The disciples did as Jesus directed them, and got the Passover ready.

On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread--the day for killing the Passover lamb--His disciples asked Him, "Where shall we go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?" So He sent two of His disciples with instructions, saying, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him, and whatever house he enters, tell the master of the house, 'The Rabbi asks, Where is my room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?'read more.
Then he will himself show you a large room upstairs, ready furnished: there make preparation for us." So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it." "Where shall we prepare it?" they asked. "You will no sooner have entered the city," He replied, "than you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house to which he goes,read more.
and say to the master of the house, "'The Rabbi asks you, Where is the room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?' "And he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. There make your preparations." So they went and found all as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

Towards sunset, as it was the Preparation--that is, the day preceding the Sabbath--

It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was near at hand.

Meanwhile the Jews, because it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and in order that the bodies might not remain on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was one of special solemnity)

Therefore, because it was the day of Preparation for the Jewish Passover, and the tomb was close at hand, they put Jesus there.

It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about six o'clock in the morning. Then he said to the Jews, "There is your king!"

On the next day, the day after the Preparation, the High Priests and the Pharisees came in a body to Pilate.

"But God said to him, "'Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?'

and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'?

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

He had become unusually hungry and wished for food; but, while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance.

Then he said to his servants, "'The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.

At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'