27 Bible Verses about Bread
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And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh."
But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;
I am the bread of life.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"
And he answered, "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 also supply and increase your store of seed and will multiply the harvest of your righteousness.
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
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."
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Bread » Hallowed
Bread » General references to
Bread » Baking of
Bread » How prepared » Kneaded
Bread » Breaking of
Then he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the multitudes.
Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
When he had gone back up and had broken the bread and eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left.
Bread » The principal food used by the ancients
Bread » Often given as a present
Bread » Illustrative » (seeking of begging,) of extreme poverty
Bread » Sacrificed
Bread » How prepared » Made into loaves
Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.
Bread » How prepared » Baked in ovens
Bread » Staff of life
Bread » Kinds of » Leavened (made with yeast)
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it was all leavened."
Bread » Often put for the whole sustenance of man
Bread » Kinds of » Bread of affliction
Bread » Scarceness of, sent as a punishment
Bread » Was kneaded
Bread » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the death of Christ
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when 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)
Bread » Multitudes miraculously fed by Christ with
Then he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the multitudes. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. Now those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. read more.
And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
Bread » Made of wheat flour
Bread » Symbolical » Of the body of Christ
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when 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 the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his message until midnight.
Bread » Sometimes unleavened
Let us, therefore, celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Bread » Broken for use
Then he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the multitudes.
Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
Bread » Usually leavened
He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour till it was all leavened."
Bread » How prepared » On coals
Bread » Figurative
Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will multiply the harvest of your righteousness.
Bread » In times of scarcity, sold by weight
Bread » Was formed into » Cakes
Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Bread » Made by women
Bread » Sacred, called hallowed bread
Bread » Making of, a trade
Bread » Publicly sold
When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."
Then his disciples said to him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great crowd?"
Bread » Kept in baskets
Bread » Was formed into » Wafers
Bread » Illustrative » (want of,) of extreme poverty
Bread » Crumb of, used to wipe the fingers, thrown under the table
longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
"Yes, Lord," she said, "yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
Bread » Offered with sacrifices
Bread » Made of » Wheat
Bread » Was baked » On coals of fire
Bread » When old, dry and mouldy
Bread » Yielded by the earth
Bread » Given by God
Bread » Made of » Barley
"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"
Bread » Called the staff of life
Bread » How prepared » In pans
Bread » How prepared » Cakes
Bread » Traffic in
But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." And they said to him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?"
Bread » First fruit of, offered to God
Bread » Served round after funerals
Bread » Was formed into » Loaves
Bread » Illustrative » (eating without scarceness,) of plenty
Bread » How prepared » Wafers
Bread » By idolaters
Bread » Illustrative » (of deceit,) of unlawful gain
Bread » Illustrative » (of idleness,) of sloth
Bread » Plenty of, promised to the obedient
Bread » Illustrative » (of wickedness,) of oppression
Bread » Illustrative » (fulness of,) of abundance
Bread » With water, the food of prisons
Bread » Ordinary, called common bread
Bread » Illustrative » (of adversity,) of heavy affliction
Bread » Illustrative » Of Christ
For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Then they said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always." And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
Bread » Was baked » On hearths
Bread » Made of » Manna (in the wilderness)
Bread » Placed on table of shew bread
Bread » Nutritious and strengthening
Bread » Troughs used for kneading
Bread » Corn ground for making
Bread » How prepared » On coals of dung
Bread » Figurative » Christ
Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Then they said to him, "Lord, give us this bread always." read more.
And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
Bread » Made of » Beans, millet, &c
Bread » Illustrative » (of tears,) of sorrow
Bread » How prepared » Mixed with oil
Bread » Meal
Bread » How prepared » Cracknels
Bread » How prepared » Honey
Bread » How prepared » On hearths
Bread » Made by men
Bread » Barley
Bread » Manna
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Bread
Food » List of articles » Bread
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each one of them to have a little."
Food » Articles of » Bread
Symbols and similitudes » Bread
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, "Take; this is my body."
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
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Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each one of them to have a little."
Topics on Bread
Bread, Figurative Of
John 6:33-35For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
Breaking Of Bread
Matthew 26:26Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body."
Consecrated Bread
Hebrews 9:2For there was a tabernacle prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place.
Feast Of Unleavened Bread
Mark 14:1It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.
Unleavened Bread
1 Corinthians 5:6-8Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?
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