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 be fasting. Truly do I say to you, They have received their reward.

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

And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then will they fast.

And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

And Jesus said to them, Can the companions of the bridegroom 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 will be taken from them, and then will they fast in that day.

(for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding fast the tradition of the elders;

Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

But Jesus said to them, Can ye make the companions of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

But the days will comeand when the bridegroom is taken from them, then will they fast in those days.

But the seeds on the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, when they have heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with constancy.

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

And as he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomons greatly wondering.

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

And much time having been spent, and the voyage being now dangerous, because the Fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,

And falling into a place having the sea on both sides, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the stern was breaking to pieces with the violence [of the waves].

Now I praise you, brethren, that in all things ye remember me, and hold fast the instructions, as I delivered them to you.

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

Watch, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong;

Stand firm in the liberty with which Christ made us free, and be not again bound fast to the yoke of bondage.

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

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

and not holding fast the Head, from which the whole body, supported and compacted by means of the joints and ligaments, groweth with an increase wrought by God.

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

but prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

So then, brethren, stand firm, and hold fast the traditions which ye were taught by us, whether by word, or by our letter.

holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.

but Christ as a son over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and joyousness of our hope.

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast our first confidence firm to the end.

Since, then, we have a great highpriest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

let us hold fast the profession of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful who promised;

I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

but that which ye have, hold fast till I come.

I come quickly; hold fast that which thou hast, that no one may take thy crown.

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and without, sealed fast with seven seals.