32 Bible Verses about Reclining To Eat
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And while they were at table Jesus said, "I solemnly tell you that one of you will betray me--one who is eating with me."
So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people.
and He told all the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven and blessing them, He broke up the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to the people.
"Make the people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000.
But He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in parties of about fifty each."
And while He was reclining at table, a large number of tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus and His disciples.
a woman came to Him with a jar of very costly, sweet-scented ointment, which she poured over His head as He reclined at table.
Now when He was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while He was at table, there came a woman with a jar of pure, sweet-scented ointment very costly: she broke the jar and poured the ointment over His head.
When He had thus spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to breakfast at his house; so He entered and took His place at table.
But as soon as He had sat down with them, and had taken the bread and had blessed and broken it, and was handing it to them,
When the time was come, and He had taken His place at table, and the Apostles with Him,
Then the other guests began to say to themselves, "Who can this man be who even forgives sins?"
When He was sitting at table in Levi's house, a large number of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners were at table with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many such who habitually followed Him.
So they gave a dinner there in honour of Jesus, at which Martha waited at table, but Lazarus was one of the guests who were with Him.
After listening to this teaching, one of His fellow guests said to Him, "Blessed is he who shall feast in God's Kingdom."
There was at table one of His disciples--the one Jesus loved-- reclining with his head on Jesus's bosom.
So he, having his head on Jesus's bosom, leaned back and asked, "Master, who is it?"
Peter turned round and noticed the disciple whom Jesus loved following--the one who at the supper had leaned back on His breast and had asked, "Master, who is it that is betraying you?"
And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens,
Later still He showed Himself to the Eleven themselves whilst they were at table, and He upbraided them with their unbelief and obstinacy in not having believed those who had seen Him alive.
Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.
Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.
They will come from east and west, from north and south, and will sit down at the banquet in the Kingdom of God.
On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.
But which of you who has a servant ploughing, or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the farm, 'Come at once and take your place at table,'
For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.
Bible Theasaurus
- Eat (765 instances)
- Reclining (26 instances)