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 eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. And the bread, that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give up for the life of the world.

Matthew 7:9

Is there any man among you, who, if his son ask him for bread, will give him a stone?

Bread-Matthew 7-9
1 Corinthians 11:27

So that whosoever eateth this bread, or drinketh of the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.

Luke 11:11

If a son ask bread of any father among you, will he give him a stone? and if he ask for a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent? or if he ask for an egg,

Luke 11:5

And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine on his journey is come to me,

John 6:48

I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead:

Luke 9:16

And He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven He blessed them; and brake and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

John 6:31

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

Matthew 15:26

But he answered, It is not fit to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs: and she said, True, Lord;

1 Corinthians 11:23

For I received from the Lord, that which I also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread:

1 Corinthians 11:24

and gave thanks, and brake it, and said, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is going to be broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."

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 having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied;

Acts 27:35

And having spoken thus, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and when he had broken it he began to eat.

Luke 24:30

And as He sat at table with them, He took bread and blessed it, and then brake it and gave to them.

Acts 20:11

Then he went up again, and having broken bread and eaten, and conversed with them a considerable time, even till 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 his disciples had forgot to take bread, neither had they any more than 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

Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, 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 from the Lord, that which I also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: and gave thanks, and brake it, and said, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is going to be broken 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 having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied; and they took up what was left even of fragments twelve baskets full. Now they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Matthew 15:34-37

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. Then He bid the people sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, when He had given thanks, He brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. read more.
And they did all eat, and were satisfied: and they took up what was left even of fragments seven baskets full.

Bread » Made of wheat flour

Bread » Symbolical » Of the body of Christ

1 Corinthians 11:23-24

For I received from the Lord, that which I also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread: and gave thanks, and brake it, and said, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is going to be broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."

Acts 20:7

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples were assembled together to break bread, Paul being about to depart on the morrow, preached unto them, and continued his discourse till midnight.

Bread » Sometimes unleavened

1 Corinthians 5:8

Wherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavening of sincerity and truth.

Bread » Broken for use

Matthew 14:19

And having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied;

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

Bread » Usually leavened

Matthew 13:33

Another parable spake He unto them, saying, The gospel-kingdom is like leaven, which a woman took and put into a large quantity of dough, till the whole was leavened.

Bread » How prepared » On coals

John 21:9

And as soon as they were come to land, they saw a fire laid, and fish upon it, 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

Now when it was evening his disciples came to Him and said, This is a desert place, and meal-time is now past; dismiss the people, that they may go away to the towns, and buy themselves victuals.

Matthew 15:33

And his disciples replied, Whence can we have so much bread in this desert place as to satisfy 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

who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,

Matthew 15:27

yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that 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

And as soon as they were come to land, they saw a fire laid, and fish upon it, 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

But He answered them, Do ye give them something to eat. And they say to Him, shall we go and buy two hundred penny-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 that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to the world. Therefore said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. Then Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on 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

Therefore Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I tell you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to the world. Therefore said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. read more.
Then Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on 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 penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

Food » Articles of » Bread

Symbols and similitudes » Bread

Mark 14:22

And as they were at table, Jesus took bread, and when He had blessed it He brake it, and gave it to them, and said, Take, eat, This is my body:

Victuals » List of articles » Bread

John 6:7

Philip answered Him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

Topics on Bread

Bread, Figurative Of

John 6:33-35

For the bread of God is that which descendeth from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

Consecrated Bread

Hebrews 9:2

For there was a tabernacle prepared; the first part, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the loaves set on it, which is called the sanctuary.

Feast Of Unleavened Bread

Mark 14:1

Now the feast of the passover and unleavened bread was within two days: and the chief priests and the scribes were contriving how they might seize Him by treachery and put Him to death.

Unleavened Bread

1 Corinthians 5:6-8

Do ye not know that a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass?

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