Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. Verily, I say to you, they have their reward.

That thou mayest not appear to men to fast, but to thy Father, who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast.

But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Now he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; hold him fast.

Now at that feast, the governor was wont to release to the people a prisoner, whom they would.

And the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, used to fast: and they come, and say to him, Why do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast in those days.

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there should be an uproar of the people.

Now at that feast he released to them one prisoner, whom they desired.

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.

And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with them.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast in those days.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

(For of necessity he must release one to them at the feast.)

And he saith to them, Draw out now, and bear to the governor of the feast. And they bore it.

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was; (but the servants who drew the water knew) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he performed.

Then when he had come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went to the feast.

After this there was a feast of the Jews: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

Go ye up to this feast: I go not yet to this feast, for my time is not yet full come.

But when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

Then they sought for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?

On the next day, many people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

And there were certain Greeks among them, that came to worship at the feast.

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

And some days after, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them.

And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

If any of them that believe not invites you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatever is set before you, eat, asking no question on account of conscience.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, acquit yourselves like men, be strong.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Only let your manner of life be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

But Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised:

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day-time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about by winds; withered autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked out by the roots;

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.