15 Bible Verses about Dinner

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" When Jesus heard this he said, "Those who are healthy don't need a physician, but those who are sick do.

At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt in the south.

So he threw a big banquet for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.

They spent three days feasting there with David, for their relatives had given them provisions.

When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace.

King Belshazzar prepared a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in front of them all.

But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.

Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the head steward," and they did.

So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

When food was served, he said, "I will not eat until I have said what I want to say." "Tell us," Laban said.

but they urged him, "Stay with us, because it is getting toward evening and the day is almost done." So he went in to stay with them.

So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the servant who was over his household, "Bring the men to the house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon."