26 Bible Verses about Feasting
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In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant [sealed] with my blood; this do, as often as you drink, in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you declare the Lord's death till he comes.
AND on the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there; and Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the wedding. And the wine falling short the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine.read more.
Jesus said to her, What have you to do with me, woman? My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servants, Do whatever he tells you. And there were six stone water jars there, placed for the purification of the Jews, containing two or three metretes [16.75 or 25.125 gallons] each. Jesus said to them, Fill the water jars with water; and they filled them to the top. And he said to them, Now draw out and bear to the master of the feast; and they bore it. And when the master of the feast tasted of the water made wine, and knew not whence it was,??ut the servants knew who had drawn the water,??he master of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, Every man first presents the good wine, and when they have drunk freely, the poorer; but you have kept the good wine till now.
And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb. And he told me, These are the true words of God.
and bring the fatted calf and kill it; let us eat, and rejoice; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to rejoice.
And on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where do you wish us to prepare for you to eat the passover?
IT was the dedication at Jerusalem; it was winter;
and continuing day by day with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of food with gladness and simplicity of mind,
And on a convenient day, when Herod made a supper in honor of his birthday, for his great men, and the chiliarchs, and the first men of Galilee, the daughter of this Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod, and those that reclined with him. And the king said to the girl, Ask me what you will and I will give it to you; and he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask of me I will give you, to half of my kingdom.read more.
And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. And coming in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying, I wish you to give me immediately on a plate the head of John the Baptist. And the king was extremely sorry, but on account of the oaths, and those reclining with him, he was not willing to refuse her. And the king immediately sending an executioner, commanded him to bring his head. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a plate, and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
But if an unbeliever invites you and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience' sake. But if any one says to you, This has been offered to an idol, eat not for his sake that informed you, and for conscience' sake.
For the time past is sufficient for us to have performed the will of the gentiles, walking in lewdness, inordinate desires, drunkenness, revellings, drinkings and unlawful idolatries, in which they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excessive intemperance, blaspheming,
Neither be idolaters, as some of them were, as it is written; The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
But if any one says to you, This has been offered to an idol, eat not for his sake that informed you, and for conscience' sake.
And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them.
And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eating with sinners and publicans, said to his disciples, Why does he eat and drink with sinners and publicans? And Jesus hearing it, said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
And both the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.
The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold a glutton and a wine drinker! a friend of publicans and sinners! And Wisdom is justified by all her children.
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast.
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fasted. And they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast, but days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast at that time.
And they said to him, The disciples of John fast much and make prayers; and likewise those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink. And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.
And one of those reclining with him, hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he that eats bread in the kingdom of God.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one shall hear my voice and open the door, I will enter in to him, and feast with him, and he with me.
and I tell you that many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
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Feasting On Special Occasions
John 7:37And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any one thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
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