Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

Shall not fast as ye do this day

General references

Bible References

Ye fast

Matthew 6:16
And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.
Matthew 23:14
(Added verse not retained in Sawyer)
Luke 20:47
who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; they shall receive a greater judgment.
John 18:28
THEN they led him from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. And it was morning; and they entered not into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover.

And to smite

Acts 23:1
And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.
Philippians 1:14
and many of the brothers having been made confident by my bonds in the Lord have more abundant courage to speak the word without fear.

Shall not fast as ye do this day

Matthew 6:16
And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward.

General references

James 1:7
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord,