Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
Desiring
Crumbs
General references
Bible References
Desiring
1 Corinthians 4:11
To this very moment we endure both hunger and thirst, with scanty clothing and many a blow.
2 Corinthians 11:27
with labour and toil, with many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, in frequent fastings, in cold, and with insufficient clothing.
Crumbs
Matthew 15:27
"Be it so, Sir," she said, "for even the dogs eat the scraps which fall from their masters' tables."
Mark 7:28
"True, Sir," she replied, "and yet the dogs under the table eat the children's scraps."
John 6:12
When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost."
General references
Luke 17:27
Men were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving wives, up to the very day on which Noah entered the Ark, and the Deluge came and destroyed them all.