And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
The life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.
Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?
But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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?
For whether [is] greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? [is] not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.
And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
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.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
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 when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
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.
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took [some] meat.
But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able.
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.
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
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