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Summary
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
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Bible References
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Matthew 9:14
Then John’s disciples came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
2 Samuel 12:16
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted, went home, and spent the night lying on the ground.
Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Esther 4:16
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, day or night. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.”
Psalm 35:13 Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.
Psalm 69:10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.
but it brought me insults.
Psalm 109:24 My knees are weak from fasting,
and my body is emaciated.
and my body is emaciated.
Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Luke 2:37
and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers.
Acts 10:30
Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Just then a man in a dazzling robe stood before me
Acts 13:2
As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work I have called them to.”
Acts 14:23
When they had appointed elders in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
2 Corinthians 6:5 by beatings, by imprisonments,
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
2 Corinthians 11:27 labor and hardship,
many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst,
often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.
many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst,
often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.
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Matthew 6:2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!
1 Kings 21:27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put sackcloth over his body, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around subdued.
Isaiah 58:3 “Why have we fasted, but You have not seen?
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.
We have denied ourselves, but You haven’t noticed!”
“Look, you do as you please on the day of your fast,
and oppress all your workers.
Zechariah 7:3
by asking the priests who were at the house of the Lord of Hosts as well as the prophets, “Should we mourn and fast in the fifth month as we have done these many years?”
Malachi 3:14
You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?
Mark 2:18
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. People came and asked Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”
Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’