Praying over Food
10 passages
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
Read it in context - Acts 27:35
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
Read it in context - Matthew 15:11
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Read it in context - Deuteronomy 8:10
When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
Read it in context - Matthew 14:19–21
19And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
Read it in context - Exodus 23:25
So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
Read it in context - Romans 14:21
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Read it in context - Matthew 26:26
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
Read it in context - Genesis 1:29
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.
Read it in context - Matthew 4:4
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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