'Feast' in the Bible

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

But when the feast was over, as they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks.

And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and they will sit down [and feast at the table] in the kingdom of God.

And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him,

And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

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.

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!"

And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast,

for this son of mine was [as good as] dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate.

But he said to his father, ‘Look! These many years I have served you, and I have never neglected or disobeyed your command. Yet you have never given me [so much as] a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;

But it was fitting to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was [as good as] dead and has begun to live. He was lost and has been found.’”

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)