33 Bible Verses about Reclining To Eat
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And as they sat, and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you who eateth with me, will betray me.
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. (Now there was much grass in the place.) So the men sat down in number about five thousand.
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
There came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at table.
And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard, very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.
And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to eat.
And it came to pass, as he sat at table with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them.
And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
And they that sat at table with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?
And it came to pass, that as Jesus sat at table in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
And when one of them that sat at table with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Then Peter turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following; (who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?)
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 sat at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen.
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down at table.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.
And they will come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God.
But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.
But which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to eat?
For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at table? but I am among you as he that serveth.
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.
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- Eat (765 instances)
- Reclining (26 instances)