18 Bible Verses about Requesting Food
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When money failed in the land of Egypt and of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph and said, "Give us sustenance: wherefore sufferest thou us to die before thee? For our money is spent."
When now all the land of Egypt began to hunger, then cried the people to Pharaoh for bread. And Pharaoh said unto all Egypt, "Go unto Joseph, and what he saith to you, that do."
And as she went to fetch it, he cried to her and said, "Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand."
Give us this day our daily bread.
Is there any man among you which, if his son asked him bread, would offer him a stone? Or if he asked fish, would he proffer him a serpent?
If the son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father: will he give him a stone? Or if he ask fish, will he for a fish, give him a serpent? Or if he ask an egg: will he offer him a scorpion?
and said to Jacob, "Let me sip of that red pottage, for I am fainty." And therefore was his name called Edom.
and make me meat such as I love, and bring it me and let me eat that my soul may bless thee before that I die."
'bring me venison and make me meat, that I may eat and bless thee before the LORD yer I die.'
And thou shalt bring it to thy father and he shall eat, that he may bless thee before his death."
Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master.
Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher."
And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew. And I said unto her, 'give me drink.'
And there came a woman of Samaria to draw water. And Jesus said unto her, "Give me drink" - for his disciples were gone away unto the town to buy meat. Then the woman of Samaria said unto him, "How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a Samaritan?" For the Jews meddle not with the Samaritans.
And he said unto them, "If any of you should have a friend, and should go to him at midnight, and say unto him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;
And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, "Have ye here any meat?"
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- Requesting (59 instances)