Bible Verses about “hunger”
The Bible contains 40 verses about hunger across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."”
“And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,”
“and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?”
“Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.”
“But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"”
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.”
“Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"”
“Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test the Lord, your God.'"”
“Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,”
“Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.”
“He said to him, "I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me."”
“The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.”
“He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."”
“and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you don't dash your foot against a stone.'"”
“Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not be hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.”
“When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.”
“the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned."”
“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
“The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."”
“Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.”
“From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, "Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."”
“Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.”
“Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.”
“They immediately left their nets and followed him.”
“Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.”
“They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.”
“Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.”
“Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,”
“that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,”
“"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,”
“Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.”
“He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.”
“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.”
“God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.”
“He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live.”
“for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shepherds them, and leads them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."”
“The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.”
“They will never be hungry, neither thirsty any more; neither will the sun beat on them, nor any heat;”
“As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.”
“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”