"And, 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 receive their reward.

Then came to Him the disciples of John, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Thy disciples fast not?"

Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn while the Bridegroom is with them! But there will come days, when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast."

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to Him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Thy disciples fast not?"

And Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast;

but there will come days when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

And they said to Him, "The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but Thine are eating and drinking!"

And Jesus said to them, "Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

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

"And that in the good ground, these are such as, in a good and honest heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bear fruit with patience.

I fast twice on the Sabbath; I give a tenth of all that I acquire.'

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 sailing being already dangerous, because also the fast had already gone by, Paul was admonishing them,

But, falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow, sticking fast, remained immovable, but the stern was being broken to pieces by the violence of the waves.

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

through which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I proclaimed to you, unless ye believed in vain.

Watch, stand fast in the faith; be men; be strong.

For freedom did Christ make us free; stand fast, therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Only demean yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ; that, whether coming and seeing you, or being absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye are standing 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 Whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increases with the increase of God.

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

but prove all things, hold fast that which is good.

So, then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the instructions which ye were taught, whether through speech, or through letter of ours.

holding fast the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the healthful doctrine, and to convict those who contradict.

but Christ as a Son over His own house; Whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

for we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:

Having, therefore, a great High Priest, Who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession;

let us hold fast the confession of the hope without wavering (for faithful is He Who promised);

"I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is; and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith, even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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

I am coming speedily; hold fast that which you have, that no one take your crown.