27 Bible Verses about Bread

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John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he shall live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.

Matthew 7:9

Or is there any man of you, who, if his son asks bread of him, will give him a stone?

1 Corinthians 11:27

So that whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily, is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Luke 11:11

And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent?

Luke 11:5

And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight, and say, Friend, lend me three loaves,

Luke 9:16

And taking the five loaves and two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

John 6:31

Our fathers eat the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Matthew 15:26

But he answered and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast to the dogs.

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you; that on the night in which he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread

From Thematic Bible


Bread » Hallowed

Bread » General references to

Bread » Baking of

More verses: 1 Kings 19:6 Isaiah 44:15

Bread » How prepared » Kneaded

Bread » Breaking of

Matthew 14:19

And commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, blessed them, and having broken them gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

Acts 27:35

And having said these things, and taken bread, he thanked God before all, and having broken began to eat.

Acts 20:11

And going up and breaking bread, and tasting it, and conversing a long time till the break of day, he departed.

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

Mark 8:14

And they forgot to take bread, and had but one loaf with them in the ship.

Bread » How prepared » Baked in ovens

More verses: Leviticus 11:35

Bread » Staff of life

Bread » Kinds of » Leavened (made with yeast)

Matthew 13:33

He spoke another parable to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three sata [33 quarts] of flour, till the whole was 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

1 Corinthians 11:23-24

For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you; that on the night in which he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread and giving thanks broke, and said, This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance of me.

Bread » Kinds of » Unleavened (made without yeast)

Bread » Multitudes miraculously fed by Christ with

Matthew 14:19-21

And commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, blessed them, and having broken them gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all eat and were filled; and they took up the fragments which remained over, twelve travelling-baskets full; and those that eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Matthew 15:34-37

And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground, and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he broke, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. read more.
And they all eat and were filled; and they took up the fragments that remained, seven store-baskets full.

Bread » Made of wheat flour

Bread » Symbolical » Of the body of Christ

1 Corinthians 11:23-24

For I received of the Lord, what I also delivered to you; that on the night in which he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread and giving thanks broke, and said, This is my body, which is for you; this do in remembrance of me.

Bread » Sometimes unleavened

1 Corinthians 5:8

Let us therefore keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with a leaven of vice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Bread » Broken for use

Matthew 14:19

And commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and, looking up to heaven, blessed them, and having broken them gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

Bread » Illustrative » (partaking of,) of communion of saints

Bread » Usually leavened

Matthew 13:33

He spoke another parable to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three sata [33 quarts] of flour, till the whole was leavened.

Bread » How prepared » On coals

John 21:9

Then when they came to land they saw coals placed, and a fish laid upon [them], and bread.

Bread » Figurative

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

Matthew 14:15

And when it was evening his disciples came to him, saying, The place is solitary, and the hour is already past; dismiss the multitudes that they may go to the villages and buy themselves food.

Matthew 15:33

But his disciples said to him, Whence shall we obtain so much bread in the wilderness as to fill so great a multitude?

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

Luke 16:21

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table; but the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.

Matthew 15:27

But she said, Yes, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

Bread » Offered with sacrifices

Bread » Made of » Wheat

Bread » Was baked » On coals of fire

John 21:9

Then when they came to land they saw coals placed, and a fish laid upon [them], and bread.

Bread » When old, dry and mouldy

Bread » Yielded by the earth

Bread » Given by God

Bread » Made of » Barley

Bread » Called the staff of life

Bread » How prepared » In pans

Bread » How prepared » Cakes

Bread » Traffic in

Mark 6:37

And he answered and said to them, Give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii [$28] worth of bread, and give 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

John 6:33-35

for the bread of God is he that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread. Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that 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

John 6:32-35

Then Jesus said to them, I tell you most truly, Moses gave you not bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven; for the bread of God is he that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Then they said to him, Sir, always give us this bread. read more.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that 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

John 6:7

Philip answered him, Two hundred denarii [$28] worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each may take a little.

Food » Articles of » Bread

Symbols and similitudes » Bread

Mark 14:22

And as they eat he took the bread, and having blessed, broke and, gave to them, and said, Take, this is my body.

Victuals » List of articles » Bread

John 6:7

Philip answered him, Two hundred denarii [$28] worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each may take a little.

Topics on Bread

Bread, Figurative Of

John 6:33-35

for the bread of God is he that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.

Consecrated Bread

Hebrews 9:2

For the first tabernacle was provided, in which were the candlestick and the table and the show bread, which is called the sanctuary.

Feast Of Unleavened Bread

Mark 14:1

AND after two days was the passover and the unleavened bread. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might take him by deception, and kill him.

Unleavened Bread

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Your rejoicing is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole mass?

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