38 Bible Verses about Bread
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Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
“But as for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet and spelt, put them in one vessel and make them into bread for yourself; you shall eat it according to the number of the days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days.
While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?

Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?
And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging bread.
Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’”
Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.
This our bread was warm when we took it for our provisions out of our houses on the day that we left to come to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become crumbled.
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.
And He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;
By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Keep deception and lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Then Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son.
Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather for hearing the words of the Lord.
But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
From Thematic Bible
Bread » Hallowed
Over the table of the bread of the Presence they shall also spread a cloth of
You shall set
“
So
Some of their relatives of the sons of the Kohathites
Bread » General references to
Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, “
And
Jesse
And
and I will
Bread » Baking of
The woman had a
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
then he said to them, “This is what the Lord
‘Now when you bring an offering of a grain offering baked in an oven, it shall be
Bread » How prepared » Kneaded
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
The woman had a
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
The
The Nile will
Bread » Breaking of
Ordering the
Having said this, he took bread and
When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and
They were
When he had gone back up and had
Bread » The principal food used by the ancients
So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a
and I will
She also gave the savory food and the bread, which she had made,
Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he
Bread » Often given as a present
Then Abigail hurried and
Perhaps the Lord will look on my affliction and
Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali,
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Yet
Or
Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a
They have given their precious things for food
To
“See, O Lord, and look,
For I am
Bread » Sacrificed
Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a
They shall be holy to their God and
You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers
“Speak to Aaron, saying, ‘No man of your
'No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a defect is to come near to offer the LORD'S offerings by fire; since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the food of his God. 'He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy,
Bread » How prepared » Made into loaves
Then Jesse said to David his son, “
Then Abigail hurried and
Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the
And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.
Bread » How prepared » Baked in ovens
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
‘Now when you bring an offering of a grain offering baked in an oven, it shall be
The Nile will
Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in the oven and everything prepared in a
Bread » Staff of life
“Son of man, if a country sins against Me by
When I send against them the
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to
Bread » Kinds of » Leavened (made with yeast)
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving, he shall present his offering with cakes of
You shall bring in from your dwelling places two loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of two-tenths of an
And proclaim
For so you
Declares the Lord God.
He spoke another parable to them,
Bread » Often put for the whole sustenance of man
You will eat bread,
Till you
Because
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
So he left everything he owned in Joseph’s
Bread » Kinds of » Bread of affliction
Although the Lord has given you
To
To
For He gives to His
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “
Their bread will
All who eat of it will be
For their bread will be for
It will not enter the house of the Lord.
Bread » Scarceness of, sent as a punishment
When I send against them the
Both
And the whole
Bread » Was kneaded
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
The
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
Bread » Kinds of » Unleavened (made without yeast)
The woman had a
and
Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house;
Then Gideon went in and
Bread » Multitudes miraculously fed by Christ with
Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets. There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven, and a few small fish." And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. read more.
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.
Bread » Made of wheat flour
and
Solomon’s
And with
Bread » Symbolical » Of the body of Christ
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
On
Bread » Sometimes unleavened
Therefore let us celebrate the feast,
Bread » Broken for use
Ordering the
To the roof of its mouth because of
The little ones
But no one breaks it for them.
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
Since there is one
Bread » Usually leavened
You shall bring in from your dwelling places two loaves of bread for a wave offering, made of two-tenths of an
He spoke another parable to them,
Bread » How prepared » On coals
Then he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.
No one
So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal
Bread » Figurative
Since there is one
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and
And
Now He who supplies
Bread » In times of scarcity, sold by weight
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to
Bread » Was formed into » Cakes
Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread and one of dates and one of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed each to his house.
Then Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from
Bread » Was baked » In ovens
They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker Who ceases to stir up the fire From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened. On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers, For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like a flaming fire. read more.
All of them are hot like an oven, And they consume their rulers; All their kings have fallen None of them calls on Me.
Bread » Made by women
The
Bread » Sacred, called hallowed bread
So
The priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread
Bread » Making of, a trade
Then King Zedekiah gave commandment, and they committed Jeremiah to the
Pharaoh was
Bread » Publicly sold
When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already
The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”
Bread » Kept in baskets
When the chief baker saw that he had interpreted favorably, he said to Joseph, “I also saw in my dream, and behold, there were three baskets of white bread on my head;
Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
Bread » Was formed into » Wafers
The house of
and one cake of bread and
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
“I will not be your
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people.”
Bread » Crumb of, used to wipe the fingers, thrown under the table
But she said, “Yes, Lord;
Bread » Offered with sacrifices
and
and one cake of bread and
Bread » Made of » Wheat
and
And with
Bread » Was baked » On coals of fire
No one
So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal
Bread » When old, dry and mouldy
and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbled.
This our bread was warm when we took it for our provisions out of our houses on the day that we left to come to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become crumbled.
Bread » Yielded by the earth
And do not return there without watering the earth
And making it bear and sprout,
And furnishing
Bread » Given by God
Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had
Bread » Made of » Barley
“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two
When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I
Bread » Called the staff of life
“Son of man, if a country sins against Me by
When I send against them the
Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to
Bread » How prepared » In pans
If your offering is a grain offering made
Now if your offering is a grain offering made
So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand." Then David sent to the house for Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house, and he was lying down. And she took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. read more.
She took the pan and dished them out before him, but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, "Have everyone go out from me." So everyone went out from him.
Bread » How prepared » Cakes
But she said, “
Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread and one of dates and one of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed each to his house.
Bread » Traffic in
Then King Zedekiah gave commandment, and they committed Jeremiah to the
But He answered them,
Bread » First fruit of, offered to God
then it shall be, that when you eat of the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD. 'Of the first of your dough you shall lift up a cake as an offering; as the offering of the threshing floor, so you shall lift it up.
Bread » Served round after funerals
"Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men." So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. The people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?" read more.
Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me saying, 'Speak to the house of Israel, "Thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes and the delight of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 'You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.
Bread » Was formed into » Loaves
"Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the oak of Tabor, and there three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine; and they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
a land where you will eat food without scarcity, in which you will not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.
Bread » How prepared » Wafers
and one cake of bread and
They gathered it morning by morning, every man
Bread » By idolaters
The
“And,” said the women, “when we were
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
And does not eat the
Bread » Plenty of, promised to the obedient
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had
Bread » With water, the food of prisons
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “
Bread » Ordinary, called common bread
The priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
Although the Lord has given you
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
"For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
Bread » Was baked » On hearths
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
Bread » Made of » Manna (in the wilderness)
The people would go about and gather it and grind it
Bread » Placed on table of shew bread
You shall set
Bread » Nutritious and strengthening
And
Bread » Troughs used for kneading
So the people took
Bread » Corn ground for making
Indeed, he does not continue to thresh it forever.
Because the wheel of his cart and his horses eventually
He does not thresh it longer.
Bread » How prepared » On coals of dung
You shall eat it as a barley cake, having baked it in their sight over human
Then He said to me, “See, I will give you cow’s dung in place of human dung over which you will prepare your bread.”
Bread » Figurative » Christ
Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." Then they said to Him, "Lord, always give us this bread." read more.
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.
Bread » Made of » Beans, millet, &c
“But as for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet and
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
And You have made them to drink tears in
Bread » How prepared » Mixed with oil
and
and one cake of bread and
Bread » Meal
But she said, “
Bread » How prepared » Cracknels
Bread » How prepared » Honey
The house of
Bread » How prepared » On hearths
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
Bread » Made by men
Pharaoh was
Bread » Barley
When Gideon came, behold, a man was relating a dream to his friend. And he said, “Behold, I
Bread » Manna
The people would go about and gather it and grind it
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Bread
Then Jesse said to David his son, “
and I will
Food » List of articles » Bread
Then Jesse said to David his son, “
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
For
Food » Articles of » Bread
Then Jesse said to David his son, “
and I will
Symbols and similitudes » Bread
And when He had taken some bread and
Victuals » List of articles » Bread
Then Jesse said to David his son, “
So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “
For
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