21 Bible Verses about Eating
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So, when you people assemble together [Note: This was a church meeting at which they also shared a common meal prior to the Lord's Supper], it is not possible to eat the Lord's Supper [properly]. For as you are eating, each one of you partakes of his own supper [ahead of the others], so that one person is [still] hungry while the other gets drunk. Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or, do you despise the church of God and put to shame those people who do not have anything [to eat]? What should I say to you? Should I commend you for doing this? Certainly not!
For you, yourselves, know how you ought to follow our example, for we did not live in idleness when we were among you; neither did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. But by hard labor and toil, we worked night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you. [We did this], not because we did not have a right [to support], but so we could become an example for you to imitate.read more.
For even when we were with you, we gave you this order: If any person does not [want to] work, he should not [get to] eat.
Their [ultimate] end is [spiritual] destruction; their god is their appetite; they boast of what they ought to be ashamed of, and they [constantly] think about worldly things.
So, do not allow anyone to judge [i.e., condemn] you for what you eat, or what you drink, or regarding [your non-observance of] a [yearly] festival, or a [monthly] "new moon" observance, or a [weekly] Sabbath day. These things are [only] a shadow of future things, but the body [i.e., the real substance of things] belongs to Christ. [Note: The idea here is that the ritual observances of the Mosaic law were like shadows pointing to the reality of life in Christ].
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Eating » Admonitions concerning eating
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "So, I tell you, do not worry about [the material things of] your life, [such as] what you will eat or what you will wear on your body.
So, whether you people eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all to honor God.
Eat whatever is sold in the [public] meat markets, without asking any questions [about it] for [your] conscience' sake [i.e., do not inquire about the previous use of the food you buy, because you might discover something about it that would make you feel guilty of wrongdoing if you ate it].
Eating » Reclining on couches
And when a sinful woman from the town learned that He was having dinner at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster [i.e., stone] jar of liquid perfume, and stood behind Jesus, at His feet, crying. She began wetting His feet with her tears and wiping them dry with the hair of her head. Then she kissed His feet and poured the perfume on them.
Eating » Favored guests served a double portion
Eating » The host acting as waiter
Eating » Ablutions before
"Why do your disciples violate the tradition of the [Jewish] elders? For they do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before eating [their meals]."
Eating » Sitting at table
Eating » Table used in
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Animals Eating
Matthew 13:4And some of the seed he sowed [i.e., scattering it by hand] landed along the side of the road and birds came and ate it.
Animals Eating People
Revelation 19:17-18Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice to all the birds that fly in midair, "Come and be assembled together for the great supper of God,
Birds Eating
Matthew 13:4And some of the seed he sowed [i.e., scattering it by hand] landed along the side of the road and birds came and ate it.
Eating And Drinking
1 Corinthians 15:32What benefit was it to me, from a human standpoint, if I fought wild animals in Ephesus, and [yet] the dead are not raised? [Note: This probably refers to Paul facing ferocious opposition from people there in Ephesus]. We should [just] eat and drink, for tomorrow we [may] die.
Eating Christ's Body
Mark 14:22And as they were eating He took a [small] loaf of bread, and when He had asked God's blessing on it, He broke it and gave [pieces] to His disciples and said, "Take this, it is [i.e., represents] my [physical] body."
Eating Corpses
Revelation 19:17-18Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called out in a loud voice to all the birds that fly in midair, "Come and be assembled together for the great supper of God,
Eating Disorders
1 Corinthians 6:19-20Or, do you not know that your [physical] body is a temple [i.e., sanctuary] for the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves,
Eating Drinking And Rejoicing
Luke 16:19"Now there was a certain rich man who was dressed in purple [clothing] and soft linen [garments] and who lived every day in pleasure and luxury.
Eating Meat
1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if [eating certain] foods causes my brother to fall away [from God], I will never eat meat again, so I do not cause my brother to fall away.
Eating, Metaphorical Use
John 6:50[But] this is the bread that has come down from heaven [i.e., Jesus is referring to Himself], so that a person who eats of it [i.e., believes in Jesus] will not die [spiritually].
People Eating
John 4:31Meanwhile Jesus' disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, [have something to] eat."
Pots For Cooking And Eating
Matthew 14:8Her mother persuaded her to say, "Give me the head of John, the Immerser, here on this [large] platter."
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