And when you may fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad contenance: for they disfigure their faces, in order that they may appear unto the people fasting. Truly I say unto you, They exhaust their reward.

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bride-chamber are not able to fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. But the day will come, when the bride-groom must be taken from them, and then they will fast.

And the one having betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying, The one whom I shall kiss, is He: hold Him fast.

The disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to Him; Wherefore do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?

And Jesus said to them, Whether are the sons of the bride-chamber able to fast while the bridegroom is with them? So long a time as they have with them the bridegroom they are not able to fast.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom must be taken from them, and then they will fast in that day.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

And He said to them, Whether are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

But the days will come when the bridegroom must indeed be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.

I fast twice per week; I give tithes of all things so many as I possess.

And much time passing away, and navigation being already unsafe, because the Fast had already passed by, Paul exhorted them,

And having fallen into a place where two seas met, they broke the ship, and indeed the prow, sticking fast, remained motionless, but the stern was torn off by the violence (of the wind).

But I praise you because you remember me in all things, and hold fast the commandments, as I delivered them unto you.

by which you are also saved; which word I preached to you, if you hold it fast, otherwise you believed in vain.

So, my beloved and longed for brethren, my joy and my crown, stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

but prove all things; and hold fast to the beautiful;

Then therefore, brethren, stand, and hold fast the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word, or by our epistle:

Hold fast the form of sound words which you heard with me, in the faith and divine love which is in Christ Jesus:

but Christ was as a son, over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and rejoicing of hope firm unto the end.

for we have been made partakers of Christ, if indeed we may hold fast the beginning of confidence firm unto the end.

Therefore having a great high priest, having entered into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the testimony.

and washed as to our body with purifying water: let us hold fast the testimony of hope steadfast; for the one having promised is faithful;

I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is: and you are holding fast my name, and did not deny my faith, in the days when Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.

Moreover hold fast that which you have, until I shall come.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you.

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