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Bible Verses About Prayer: Thanksgiving before taking food

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Verses on Thanksgiving before taking food

  1. And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

  2. At your going in to the city so ye do find him, before he doth go up in to the high place to eat; for the people do not eat till his coming, for he doth bless the sacrifice; afterwards they eat, who are called, and now, go up, for at this time ye find him.'

  3. And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

  4. and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

  5. And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, `Take, eat, this is my body;'

  6. and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, `Drink ye of it--all;

  7. And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and was giving to his disciples, that they may set before them, and the two fishes divided he to all,

  8. And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground, and having taken the seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake, and was giving to his disciples that they may set before them ; and they did set before the multitude.

  9. And they had a few small fishes, and having blessed, he said to set them also before them ;

  10. And as they are eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, brake, and gave to them, and said, `Take, eat; this is my body.'

  11. And having taken the cup, having given thanks, he gave to them, and they drank of it--all;

  12. and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

  13. And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, `This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye--to remembrance of me.'

  14. and Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those reclining, in like manner, also of the little fishes as much as they wished.

  15. (and other little boats came from Tiberias, nigh the place where they did eat the bread, the Lord having given thanks),

  16. and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it , he began to eat;

  17. He who is regarding the day, to the Lord he doth regard it , and he who is not regarding the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it . He who is eating, to the Lord he doth eat, for he doth give thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat, and doth give thanks to God.

  18. and if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?

  19. Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

  20. and having given thanks, he brake, and said, `Take ye, eat ye, this is my body, that for you is being broken; this do ye--to the remembrance of me.'

  21. forbidding to marry--to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,

  22. because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,