33 Bible Verses about Reclining To Eat
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As they sat and were eating, Jesus said, "Most certainly I tell you, one of you will betray me -- he who eats with me."
He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.
He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.
Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
It happened as he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
a woman came to him having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard -- very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
Now as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him to dine with him. He went in, and sat at the table.
It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.
Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"
It happened, that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.
So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.
When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"
He, leaning back, as he was, on Jesus' breast, asked him, "Lord, who is it?"
Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus' breast at the supper and asked, "Lord, who is going to betray You?"
I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn't believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat at the table.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.
They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down at the table,'
For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn't it he who sits at the table? But I am in the midst of you as one who serves.
Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.
Bible Theasaurus
- Eat (765 instances)
- Reclining (26 instances)