21 Bible Verses about Eating

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1 Corinthians 11:20-22

When therefore ye thus assemble together, this is not eating the Lord's supper: for in eating every one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry, and another is glutted. What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

2 Thessalonians 3:7-10

For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you; neither did we eat any one's bread for nothing; but with labor and toil, working night and day, that we might not be burthensome to any of you. Not that we have not power, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you to imitate us.read more.
For when we were with you, we gave you this charge, if any will not work, neither let him eat.

Colossians 2:16-17

Let no one therefore judge you on account of meat, or drink, or in respect of a feast, or a new-moon, or sabbaths; which are a shadow of good things to come, but the body is of Christ.

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Eating » Admonitions concerning eating

Luke 12:22

And He said to his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for the body, what ye shall put on:

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat then whatever is sold in the shambles, asking no questions for conscience sake:

Eating » Reclining on couches

Luke 7:37-38

And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind Him, weeping, and washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

John 13:25

And he, reclining on the breast of Jesus, saith unto Him, Lord, who is it?

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Matthew 15:2

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat.

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Animals Eating

Matthew 13:4

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:

Animals Eating People

Revelation 19:17-18

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together to the banquet of the great God;

Birds Eating

Matthew 13:4

and as he was sowing, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the birds came and ate them up:

Eating Christ's Body

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:

Eating Corpses

Revelation 19:17-18

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together to the banquet of the great God;

Eating Disorders

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God?

Eating Meat

1 Corinthians 8:13

wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will never eat flesh while I breathe, least I make my brother to offend.

Jesus Eating

Luke 24:40-43

And when He said this, He shewed them his hands and feet.

People Eating

John 4:31

In the mean time his disciples addressed Him, saying, Master, eat.

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