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9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
View on BibleGateway35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
View on BibleGateway3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
View on BibleGateway9 "Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat. 10 And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you.
View on BibleGateway31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
View on BibleGateway25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
View on BibleGateway4 But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
View on BibleGateway16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
View on BibleGateway29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
View on BibleGateway3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. 4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
View on BibleGateway7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
View on BibleGateway10 Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
View on BibleGateway25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
View on BibleGateway20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
View on BibleGateway27 Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."
View on BibleGateway16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
View on BibleGateway46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
View on BibleGateway24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
View on BibleGateway10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
View on BibleGateway3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.
View on BibleGateway6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
View on BibleGateway10 Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
View on BibleGateway2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation--
View on BibleGateway3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
View on BibleGateway33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
View on BibleGateway7 Go, eat your bread in joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.
View on BibleGateway12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil--this is God's gift to man.
View on BibleGateway37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
View on BibleGateway22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
View on BibleGateway18 Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.
View on BibleGateway19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil--this is the gift of God.
View on BibleGateway23 "All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.
View on BibleGateway12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
View on BibleGateway12 The vine dries up; the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are dried up, and gladness dries up from the children of man.
View on BibleGateway8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
View on BibleGateway9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
View on BibleGateway29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
View on BibleGateway3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. 4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
View on BibleGateway3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
View on BibleGateway9 "Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat. 10 And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you.
View on BibleGateway10 Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
View on BibleGateway25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
View on BibleGateway24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
View on BibleGateway8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
View on BibleGateway12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil--this is God's gift to man.
View on BibleGateway18 Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot.
View on BibleGateway19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil--this is the gift of God.
View on BibleGateway7 Go, eat your bread in joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.
View on BibleGateway3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.
View on BibleGateway12 The vine dries up; the fig tree languishes. Pomegranate, palm, and apple, all the trees of the field are dried up, and gladness dries up from the children of man.
View on BibleGateway10 Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
View on BibleGateway4 But he answered, "It is written, "'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"
View on BibleGateway6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
View on BibleGateway25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
View on BibleGateway33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
View on BibleGateway16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
View on BibleGateway22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
View on BibleGateway27 Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."
View on BibleGateway35 Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
View on BibleGateway37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
View on BibleGateway46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
View on BibleGateway3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him.
View on BibleGateway23 "All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.
View on BibleGateway31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
View on BibleGateway10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
View on BibleGateway12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
View on BibleGateway16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.
View on BibleGateway7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.
View on BibleGateway2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation--
View on BibleGateway20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
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