7 Bible Verses about Fasting, Examples Of

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

and she was a widow eightyfour years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago, I was fasting till this hour; and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and lo! a man stood before me in bright clothing,

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

And after there had been much abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete, nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss.

by weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.