'Eat' in the Bible

"For this [reason] I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, and not for your body, what you will wear. Is your life not more than food and your body [more than] clothing?

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?,'

And [when they] saw [it], the Pharisees began to say to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. And his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck off heads of grain and eat [them].

how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."

So she said, "Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

For I was hungry and you gave me [something] to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me [something] to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest,

For I was hungry and you did not give me [anything] to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me [anything] to drink,

Now on the first [day] of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?"

Now [while] they were eating Jesus took bread and, [after] giving thanks, he broke [it], and giving [it] to the disciples, he said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

And the scribes of the Pharisees, [when they] saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave [it] to those who were with him?"

And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

And he commanded them strictly that no one should learn of this, and said to give her [something] to eat.

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding farms and villages [and] purchase something to eat for themselves."

But he answered [and] said to them, "You give them [something] to eat." And they said to him, "Should we go [and] purchase bread for two hundred denarii and give [it] to them to eat?"

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands {ritually}, [thus] holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?"

But she answered and said to him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,

"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat.

And he responded [and] said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you any more {forever}!" And his disciples heard [it].

And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go [and] prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?"

and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?" '

And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

how he entered into the house of God and took the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests alone), [and] ate [it] and gave [it] to those with him?"

Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee [and] reclined at the table.

And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered [something] to be given to her to eat.

But he said to them, "You give them [something] to eat!" And they said, "{We have no} more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go [and] purchase food for all these people."

And into whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat {whatever is} set before you,

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '

And he said to his disciples, "For this [reason] I tell you, do not be anxious for [your] life, what you will eat, or for [your] body, what you will wear.

And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious.

But if that slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is taking a long time to return,' and he begins to beat the male slaves and the female slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk,

And it happened that when he came to the house of a certain one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat {a meal}, they were watching him closely.

Now [when] one of those reclining at the table with [him] heard these [things], he said to him, "Blessed [is] {everyone who} will eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

And bring the fattened calf--kill [it] and let us eat [and] celebrate,

Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something that I may eat, and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and after these [things] you will eat and drink.'

And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go [and] prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat [it].

And you will say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?" '

And he said to them, "{I have earnestly desired} to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

For I tell you that I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And [while] they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, "Do you have anything {to eat} here?"

In the meanwhile the disciples were asking him, saying, "Rabbi, eat [something]!"

But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about."

So the disciples began to say to one another, "No one brought him [anything] to eat, [did they]?"

{Then Jesus, when he looked up} and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread so that these [people] can eat?"

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'

This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that someone may eat from it and not die.

So the Jews began to quarrel {among themselves}, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life in yourselves!

Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's residence. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the governor's residence so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.

So Jesus said to them, "Children, you do not have any fish to eat, [do you]? They answered him, "No."

Jesus said to them, "Come, eat breakfast!" But none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" [because they] knew that it was the Lord.

And he was {unable to see} [for] three days, and he did not eat or drink.

And he became hungry and wanted to eat. But [while] they were preparing [the food], a trance came over him.

And a voice came to him, "Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!"

And I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter, slaughter and eat!'

And [when it] was day, the Jews made a conspiracy [and] bound themselves under a curse, saying [they would] neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more [than] forty men of {their number} are lying in wait [for] him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for {you to agree}."

And [after he] said these [things] and took bread, he gave thanks to God in front of [them] all, and [after] breaking [it], he began to eat.

One believes [he may] eat all [things], but the one who is weak eats [only] vegetables.

The one who eats must not despise the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, because God has accepted him.

The one who is intent on the day is intent on [it] for the Lord, and the one who eats eats for the Lord, because he is thankful to God, and the one who does not eat does not eat for the Lord, and he is thankful to God.

[It is] good not to eat meat or to drink wine or [to do anything] by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is weakened.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, for you were not yet able [to eat it]. But now you are still not able,

But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler--with such a person not even to eat.

But this knowledge [is] not in everyone. But some, being accustomed until now to the idol, eat [this food] as food sacrificed to idols, and their conscience, [because it] is weak, is defiled.

But food does not bring us close to God. For neither if we eat do we have more, nor if we do not eat do we lack.

Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat {forever}, in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.

Do we not have the right to eat and drink?

Who ever serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat the fruit of it? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?

Do you not know that those performing the holy services eat the things from the temple, [and] those attending to the altar have a share with the altar?

and not become idolaters, as some of them [did], just as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play,"

Consider Israel according to the flesh: are not the ones who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?

Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, {asking no questions} for the sake of the conscience,

If any of the unbelievers invites you, and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, {asking no questions} for the sake of the conscience.

But if someone says to you, "This is offered to idols," do not eat [it], for the sake of that one who informed [you] and the conscience.

Therefore, whether you eat or you drink or whatever you do, do all [things] for the glory of God.

Therefore, [when] you come together in the same [place], it is not to eat the Lord's supper.

For [when you] eat [it], each one of you goes ahead to take his own supper, and one is hungry and another is drunk.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

But let a person examine himself, and in this way let him eat from the bread and let him drink from the cup.

So then, my brothers, [when you] come together in order to eat [the Lord's supper], wait for one another.

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And I will give directions about the remaining [matters] whenever I come.

If according to a human perspective I fought wild beasts at Ephesus, what benefit [is it] to me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

For before certain people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, [because he] was afraid of those [who were] of the circumcision,

nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, [we were] working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,

For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.

Now we command and we exhort such people in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.

We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle do not have the right to eat.

and one of you should say to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and {eat well}," but does not give them what is necessary for the body, what [is] the benefit?

The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will grant to him to eat from the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.'

But I have a few [things] against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.