And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

Entering the house, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and fell at his feet and did homage to him. Then they unpacked their treasures, and offered to the child presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not fit to bear; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

After He had gone without food for forty days and forty nights, He became hungry.

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

"All these I will give you, if you will fall at my feet and do homage to me."

Then the devil left Him and angels came and tended to His needs [i.e., food, water, etc.].

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be fed to the full.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Think not that I am come to make void the law or the prophets; I am not come to make void, but to fulfil.

Whoever, there fore, shall make void one of the least of these commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Give us our [needed] food for the day.

And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;

So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

Which of you by being over-anxious can add a single foot to his height?

Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

So, you should put the kingdom of God and what He says is right first [in your lives], then all these things [i.e., food, drink and clothing] will be provided for you.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."

And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.

Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.

And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons.

only it was fit you should know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins: arise, then, said he, to the paralytic, take up thy bed, and march home.

And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

Then the disciples of John [the Baptist] came to Jesus, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast [as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?”

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.

no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Are not two sparrows sold [in the market for food] for a small coin [Note: The coin mentioned here was worth about a half hour's worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $3 in 1994]? And not a [single] one of them can fall to the ground without your Father [knowing about it].

For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

But he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did when he had need of food, and those who were with him?

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread which it was not right for him or for those who were with him to take, but only for the priests?

And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

And Jesus replied, Are ye also still void of understanding?

These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.

"It is not fair," replied Jesus, "to take the children's food and throw it to dogs."

But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

The disciples said to Him, “Where are we to get enough bread in this isolated place to feed so large a crowd?”

and He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks to God for them. He divided the food and gave it to the disciples who, [in turn], distributed it to the crowds.

And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.

Now the disciples came to the other side [i.e., to the east side of the lake], but had forgotten to bring food [with them].

Do you not understand yet or remember that five thousand people [were fed] with five loaves of bread and how many baskets [of pieces] were picked up [afterward]?

Or that four thousand people [were fed] with seven loaves of bread and how many baskets [of pieces] were picked up [afterward]?

But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him. "Master," he said, "please God that shall never be your fate!"

he therefore who shall become as void of ambition as this child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of the Messiah.

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

The servant therefore falling down, prostrated himself at his feet and entreated him. "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you the whole.'

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Then the mother of Zebedee's children, with her two sons, came and threw herself at his feet, desiring a favour of him.

Now in the morning when he was coming back to the town, he had a desire for food.

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country].

Then he sent out some other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened calves are butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as fit for hell as you are!

For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink;

Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?

And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, 'Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me.

And when they were taking food, Jesus took bread and, after blessing it, he gave the broken bread to the disciples and said, Take it; this is my body.

Then said Jesus to the crowds, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and bludgeons to apprehend me? Day after day I have been sitting teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.

Rising to his feet the high priest asked Jesus. "Do you make no answer? What is it that these are testifying against you?"

after this the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered all the foot-guards about him.

Then said Pilate unto them, Ye have a guard, go and make it as secure as ye think fit.

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.

The foul spirit threw the man into a fit, and with a loud cry came out from him.

So He went to her, and taking her hand He raised her to her feet: the fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?

Jesus answered, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is [still] with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.

And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?