Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Have we fasted
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Bible References
Have we fasted
Matthew 20:11
So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying,
Luke 15:29
"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;
Luke 18:9
And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.
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Matthew 18:28
But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'
General references
James 1:7
A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything from the Lord--