30 Bible Verses about Eating
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who fed thee with manna in the desert, which thy fathers had not known, - that he might humble thee, and that he might put thee to the proof, to do thee good in thy hereafter,
And Yahweh God laid command on the man, saying, - Of every tree of the garden, thou mayest eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not cat of it, - for in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shelf die.
When, therefore, ye come together into one place, it is not to eat, a supper unto the Lord; For, each one, taketh beforehand, his own supper, in your eating, and, one, indeed, is hungry, whereas, another, is drinking to excess. What! have ye not houses for your eating and drinking? or, the assembly of God, do ye despise, and, put to shame them who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this, I praise you not.
For, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you, Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working, - that we might not burden any of you; - Not because we have not authority, but that, ourselves, as an ensample, we might hold forth unto you, - to the end ye might he imitating us.read more.
For, even when we were with you, this, were we giving in charge unto you, - that, if any will not work, neither let him eat!
Whose, end, is destruction, whose, God, is the belly, and whose , glory, is in their shame, who, upon the earthly things, are resolved.
Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives, - against their brethren the Jews. And there were some who were saying, Our sons and our daughters, are we pledging, - that we may obtain corn, and eat, and keep ourselves alive.
and ye will serve there gods made by the hands of man, - wood or stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.
Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:
The patient wronged-ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye.
The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
And ye shall eat and eat, and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Yahweh your God, who hath dealt with you wondrously, - so shall my people, not be abashed, unto times age-abiding.
Let no one, therefore, be judging, you, - in eating and in drinking, or in respect of feast, or new moon, or sabbath, - Which are a shadow of the things to come, whereas, the body, is of the Christ.
From Thematic Bible
Eating » Admonitions concerning eating
And he said unto his disciples - For this cause, I say unto you, - Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat, nor yet for yourbody, what ye shall put on;
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, thou shall consider well, what is before thee; And shalt put a knife to thy throat, if, of great appetite, thou art:
Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do, all things to the glory of God.
Whatsoever, in the market, is sold, eat, - asking no question, for conscience sake;
Let not my heart incline to a matter of wrong, that I should busy myself with practices in lawlessness, with men working iniquity, and let me not eat of their dainties.
Eating » Reclining on couches
And, 1o! a woman, who indeed was in the city a sinner; and, when she found out that he was reclining in the house of the Pharisee, providing an alabaster-jar of perfume, and standing behind, near his feet, weeping, with the tears, began she to be wetting his feet, and, with the hair of her head, was wiping off the tears , and was tenderly kissing his feet, and anointing them with the perfume.
Therefore, at once, shall they go into exile among the first of the exiles, - so shall be disturbed the revelry of sprawlers.
He, falling back thus, upon the breast of Jesus, saith unto him - Lord! who is it?
Eating » Favored guests served a double portion
And he sent portions from before him unto them, and the portion of Benjamin exceeded the portions of them all, five-fold. And they drank and made merry with him.
Eating » The host acting as waiter
And he took butter and milk and the calf that he had made ready, and set before them, - while, he, was standing near them under the tree, they did eat.
Eating » Ablutions before
Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread!
Eating » Sitting at table
So they rose up early, on the morrow, and offered ascending-sacrifices, and brought near peace-offerings, and the people sat down, to eat and to drink, and then rose up - to make sport!
Eating » Table used in
Then said Adoni-bezek - Seventy kings, with their thumbs and great toes cut off, have been picking up crumbs under my table, as I have done, so, hath God requited me. And they brought him into Jerusalem, and he died there.
Plague » On the israelites » After » Eating » Quail
The flesh, was yet between their teeth, not yet chewed, - when the anger of Yahweh, had kindled upon the people, and Yahweh smote the people, with an exceeding great plague.
Topics on Eating
Animals Eating
Exodus 22:5When a man causeth a field or a vineyard to be depastured, or hath sent in his own cattle and stripped the field of another, he shall, surely make restitution, out of his own field, according to the yield thereof; or if, all the field, he depasture, with the best of his own field, or with the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
Animals Eating People
Genesis 37:20Now, therefore, come! let us slay him and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say A cruel beast, hath devoured him, - And let us see what will become of his dreams.
Birds Eating
Genesis 40:19In three days more, will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hang thee upon a tree, and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Eating And Drinking
Ecclesiastes 3:13Though indeed, that any man should eat and drink, and see blessedness, in all his toil, it is, the gift of God.
Eating Before God
Exodus 12:4But if the household be too small for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour that is near unto his house take one, according to the number of souls, - each man according to his eating, shall ye number for the lamb.
Eating Cattle
1 Kings 4:23ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, - besides harts, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fatted fowl.
Eating Christ's Body
Mark 14:22And, as they were eating, taking a loaf, he blessed and brake, and gave unto them, and said - Take! this, is, my body;
Eating Corpses
Genesis 40:19In three days more, will Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and hang thee upon a tree, and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Eating Disorders
1 Corinthians 6:19-20Or know ye not that, your body, is, a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own; -
Eating Drinking And Rejoicing
Deuteronomy 12:7and shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and rejoice in all whereunto ye are putting your hand, Ye, and your households, - wherewith Yahweh thy God hath blessed thee.
Eating Forbidden Food
Genesis 2:17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not cat of it, - for in the day thou eatest thereof, thou shelf die.
Eating Meat
1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if food is an occasion of stumbling unto my brother, in nowise will I eat flesh unto the age that abideth, - that, I may not occasion, my brother, to stumble.
Eating With Mouths
Psalm 81:10I, Yahweh, am thy God, Who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, - Open wide thy mouth, that I may fill it.
Eating, Metaphorical Use
John 6:50This, is the bread which, out of heaven, cometh down, that one, thereof, may eat, - and not die.
Jesus Eating
Luke 24:40-43Now, while yet they believed not for the joy, and were marvelling, he said unto them - Have ye anything to eat, here?
People Eating
John 4:31In the meantime, the disciples were requesting him, saying - Rabbi! eat.
Pots For Cooking And Eating
Deuteronomy 28:5Blessed, shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough: