Dinner

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. — read the full passage →

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

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

And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: — read the full passage →

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

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.

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. — read the full passage →

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper. — read the full passage →

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. — read the full passage →

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. — read the full passage →

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

And he must needs go through Samaria.

And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.