33 Bible Verses about Reclining To Eat

And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you will betray Me, the one eating with Me.

And He commanded the people to recline on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, and He broke and gave to His disciples to set before them. And they set them before the people.

And He commanded the crowd to recline on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to Heaven He blessed and broke, and gave the loaves to His disciples. And the disciples gave to the crowd.

And He commanded the crowd to sit on the ground.

And He commanded them all to recline, group by group, on the green grass.

And they did so, and made them all recline.

And Jesus said, Make the men recline. And there was much grass in the place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.

And they reclined group by group, by hundred and by fifty.

(For they were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, Make them recline by fifties in a company.

And it happened as Jesus reclined in the house, behold, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Him and His disciples.

a woman came to Him, having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head as He reclined.

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He reclined, a woman came with an alabaster vial of pure, costly ointment of spikenard. And she broke the vial and poured it on His head.

And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. And He went in and reclined.

And it happened as He reclined with them, taking the loaf, He blessed it, and breaking it, He gave to them.

And when evening had come, He sat down with the Twelve.

And when the hour came, He and the twelve apostles with Him reclined.

And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

And it happened as Jesus reclined in his house, many tax-collectors and sinners also reclined with Jesus and His disciples. For there were many, and they followed Him.

Then they made a supper there for Him. And Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.

And one of those who reclined with Him heard these things, and he said to Him, Blessed are those eating bread in the kingdom of God.

But there was one of His disciples leaning upon Jesus' bosom, the one whom Jesus loved.

And lying on Jesus' breast, he said to him, Lord, who is it?

Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following (the one who also leaned on His breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he who betrays You?)

And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of Heaven.

Afterward He appeared to the Eleven as they reclined. And He reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.

And one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, He reclined.

And behold, a woman, a sinner in the city, knowing that He reclined in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster vial of ointment.

Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Truly I say to you that he shall gird himself and make them recline; and coming up he will serve them.

And they will come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and will recline in the kingdom of God.

But when you are invited, go and recline in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then glory shall be to you before those reclining with you.

But which of you who has a servant plowing or feeding will say to him immediately after he has come from the field, Come, recline?

For which is the greater; he who reclines, or he who serves? Is it not he who reclines? But I am among you as He who serves.

So now they shall go into exile with the first of the exiles. And the feast of those who stretch themselves shall cease.