Bible Verses About Community Meals

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

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 one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

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 Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

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

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:

But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

And they did all eat, and were filled.

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

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.

And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

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

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: