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He fills the hungry with good things: the Magnificat

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,…53 he has filled the hungry with good things,    and the rich he has sent away empty. — Luke 1 Mary meant this ‘filling the hungry’ in a spiritual sense, as did her Son when he said “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”…

Acts 17

English Standard Version Paul and Silas in Thessalonica 17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, 3 explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer…