For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

(For his disciples had gone off into the town to buy supplies.)

So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.

When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

yet he did not leave himself without a witness by doing good, by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying you with food and your hearts with joy.”

Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.

For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk, not solid food.

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?