19 Bible Verses about Meals

Jesus said to them, Come and breakfast. No one of the disciples dared to ask him, Who are you? for they knew that he was the Lord.

And he said also to him that had invited him, When you make a breakfast, or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also at some time invite you in return, and a compensation be made to you. But when you make a feast, invite the poor, crippled, lame, blind, and you shall be blessed; for they cannot compensate you; for you shall be compensated at the resurrection of the just.

And on the next day, as they were pursuing their journey and had come nigh to the city, Peter went upon the house to pray, about the sixth hour. And he was hungry and wished to eat; and while they were preparing a trance came upon him,

But which of you having a servant plowing, or keeping sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, Come immediately and sit down? but will he not say to him, Prepare something that I may take supper, and gird yourself and wait on me till I eat and drink, and after that do you eat and drink?

And he was reclining in the house, and behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? And hearing it he said, The well need not a physician, but the sick.read more.
Go and learn what this means: I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice; for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And he was reclining in his house, and many publicans and sinners also reclined with Jesus and his disciples, for many also followed him. 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 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 Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans? And Jesus answered and said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill.read more.
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.

And when he was at Bethany, and was reclining at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came, having a vase of ointment of genuine nard, extremely costly, and breaking the vase she poured it out on his head.

AND one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him; and going into the Pharisee's house he reclined.

THEN Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Then they made him a supper there, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those that reclined with him.

but when it was now morning Jesus stood on the shore; but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to them, Children, have you any thing to eat? They answered him, No. And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship and you shall find. Then they cast it, and they were not able to draw it from the number of fishes.read more.
Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. Then Simon Peter, hearing that it was the Lord, girded on his coat, for he was naked, and cast himself into the lake. But the other disciples came with the boat, drawing the net of fishes, for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits distant. Then when they came to land they saw coals placed, and a fish laid upon [them], and bread. Jesus said to them, Bring of the fish that you have now caught. Simon Peter went and drew the net to the land, full of great fishes a hundred and fifty-three; and though there were so many the net was not broken. Jesus said to them, Come and breakfast. No one of the disciples dared to ask him, Who are you? for they knew that he was the Lord.

And he sent his servants to call the invited to the wedding, and they would not come.

You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time that I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

and standing behind, by his feet, weeping, washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head; and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And the king coming in to see the guests observed there a man who had not on a wedding garment,

and love the first tables at feasts, and the first seats in the synagogues,

But his older son was in the field; and when he came and approached the house he heard music and the dancers.