Bible Verses About Family Meals

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

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 there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

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

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?

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

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.

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

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

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

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

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.

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

Have we not power to eat and to drink?

Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.

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, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.

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.

Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.