33 Bible Verses about Reclining To Eat
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And while they were seated taking food, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you will be false to me, one who is taking food with me.
And he made the people be seated on the earth: and he took the seven cakes and, having given praise, he gave the broken bread to his disciples to put before them; and they put it before the people.
And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.
And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.
There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.
And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.
Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.
And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.
Now when evening was come, he was seated at table with the twelve disciples;
And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?
And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table.
And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.
And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.
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.
And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God.
But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,
For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.
So now they will go away prisoners with the first of those who are made prisoners, and the loud cry of those who were stretched out will come to an end.
Bible Theasaurus
- Eat (765 instances)
- Reclining (26 instances)