5 occurrences

'Recline' in the Bible

(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them sit down to eat in groups of about fifty each.”

Verse ConceptsFiftiesFive ThousandReclining To EatNumbers Of Malesgroups

They did so, and had them all sit down.

Verse ConceptsReclining To Eat

Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them.

Verse ConceptsTablesCharacter Of SaintsClothing OneselfReclining To EatChrist Telling The TruthWaiting Till Marriageluck

And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptseastHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityRest, EternalNorth And SouthNorth, South, East And WestReclining To EatThe Gospel Worldwide

But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.

Verse ConceptsPresumptionSeatsMoving UpwardsReclining To EatBe Humble!Guest RoomsBeing HumbleMoving OnMoving To A New PlaceWaiting Till Marriageovereating

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Recline (16 instances)
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