Bible Verses about “spiritual food”
The Bible contains 36 verses about spiritual food across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”
“¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].”
“¶ And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”
“But he answered and said, ‹It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.›”
“‹He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.›”
“‹For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.›”
“‹This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.›”
“‹Blessed› [are] ‹they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.›”
“‹As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.›”
“Then Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.›”
“‹This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.›”
“‹Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.›”
“‹It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you,› [they] ‹are spirit, and› [they] ‹are life.›”
“These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.”
“Jesus answered them, ‹Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?›”
“‹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.›”
“He spake of Judas Iscariot [the son] of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.”
“Then said Jesus unto the twelve, ‹Will ye also go away?›”
“Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.”
“And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.”
“‹But there are some of you that believe not.› For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.”
“And he said, ‹Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.›”
“¶ Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?”
“When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, ‹Doth this offend you?›”
“[What] ‹and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?›”
“From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.”
“The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?”
“The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.”
“And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.”
“Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock.”
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?”
“And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.”
“My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them].”
“¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”