And when you fast, do not put on a sad countenance, as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to be fasting. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

But do you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;

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

And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then will they fast.

He that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying: The one that I shall kiss is he; hold him fast.

Jesus said to him: Friend, for what purpose have you come? Then they came, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him fast.

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were in the habit of fasting; and they came, and said to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast not?

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

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

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

And he said to them: Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

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

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

And having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

But, after much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous, for the fast was already past, Paul admonished them,

And falling into a place where two cur rents met, they ran the ship aground, and the prow stuck fast, and remained immovable; but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves.

by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

Be watchful, stand fast in the faith, be men, be resolute.

Stand firm, therefore, in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and be not held fast again in the yoke of bondage.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Christ, that, whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

So, then, my brethren, beloved and ardently desired, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my beloved.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

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

Hold fast the form of sound words which you have heard from me, in faithfulness and in love which is in Christ Jesus.

holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.

Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

let us hold fast the unwavering confession of our hope, for he is faithful who has promised;

I know your works, and where you dwell, even where the throne of Satan is: and yet you hold fast my name, and have not denied my faith, even in those days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

but what you have, hold fast till I come.

I come quickly: hold fast that which you have, that no one take your crown.