10 Bible Verses about Fasting, Nature Of

In the morning the Jews combined together, and took an oath that they would not eat or drink till they had killed Paul.

And for three days he was unable to see, and took nothing either to eat or to drink.

And, after he had fasted for forty days and forty nights, he became hungry.

All that time he ate nothing; and, when it was over, he became hungry.

This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning.

The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way--'O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men-- thieves, rogues, adulterers--or even like this tax-gatherer. I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.'

In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. "It is a fortnight to-day," he said, "that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing.

In floggings, in imprisonments, in riots, in toils, in sleepless nights, in fastings;

I have been through toil and hardship. I have passed many a sleepless night; I have endured hunger and thirst; I have often been without food; I have known cold and nakedness.

And then a widow, till she had reached the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple Courts, but, fasting and praying, worshiped God night and day.