'Food' in the Bible

Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.

He replied to them, “The one who has two shirts must share with someone who has none, and the one who has food must do the same.”

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.

And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?

But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.

Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

And Jesus said, Have you not seen in the Writings what David did when he was in need of food, he, and those who were with him;

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

"Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. "Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey [that might encumber you]—neither a walking stick, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.

Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

“You give them something to eat,” He told them.“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

‘Give us each day our daily bread.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.

And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food.

And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything.

When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired hands have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger!

Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.

Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover,

And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,

So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword.

And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?