'Nourishment' in the Bible
And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?
nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.
'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?
the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
For a time is coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the women who never bore children, and the breasts which have never given nourishment.'
But He told them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to completely finish His work.
and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days,
yet He did not leave Himself without some witness [as evidence of Himself], in that He kept constantly doing good things and showing you kindness, and giving you rains from heaven and productive seasons, filling your hearts with food and happiness.”
And till the day was about to be, Paul was calling upon all to partake of nourishment, saying, 'Fourteen days to-day, waiting, ye continue fasting, having taken nothing,
wherefore I call upon you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you shall a hair from the head fall;'
and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.