7 Bible Verses about Fasting, Examples Of
Most Relevant Verses
Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day.
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house,
And as they were ministring to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.
in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
But after long abstinence, Paul standing in the midst of them, said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and so have avoided this injury and loss.
In labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.