Bible Verses About Praying Over Food
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for praying over food, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,380 votes, led by 1 Corinthians 10:31. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Praying Over Food
1 Corinthians 10:31172 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Timothy 4:1-5161 votes
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Acts 27:35141 votes
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Matthew 14:19-2181 votes
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 15:1179 votes
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Exodus 23:2576 votes
And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
Deuteronomy 8:1076 votes
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
Romans 14:1-454 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Romans 14:2152 votes
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Matthew 26:2646 votes
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
1 Corinthians 8:4-946 votes
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Genesis 1:2942 votes
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Matthew 4:440 votes
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.
Romans 14:1-2339 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Colossians 3:1738 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
1 Corinthians 10:1336 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
James 5:1636 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Leviticus 11:1-4734 votes
And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Ephesians 6:1832 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Acts 10:1431 votes
But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Romans 14:1-330 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
John 6:3529 votes
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Romans 8:2828 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 14:628 votes
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
John 6:2327 votes
(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
What does the Bible say about praying over food?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 10:31 on the subject of praying over food. Across 2,380 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Timothy 4:1-5, Acts 27:35, Matthew 14:19-21. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.