12 Bible Verses about Fasting, Practice Of

And when you fast, be not like the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to fast. I tell you truly, they have their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face, that you may not appear to men to fast, but to your Father in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they shalt fast.

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fasted. And they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples fast not? And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast, but days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast at that time.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast much and make prayers; and likewise those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink. And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.

And Jesus said to them, On account of your unbelief. For I tell you truly, if you have a faith like a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed thence to that place, and it shall be removed; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing but prayer.

and she had been a widow eighty-four years, and departed not from the temple, serving God night and day with fastings and prayers.

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

Then having fasted and prayed and imposed hands on them, they sent them forth.

And having appointed them elders in every church, and having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Let the husband render to the wife her due, and in like manner also the wife the husband. The wife has not the right to her body, but the husband; and in like manner the husband has not the right to his body, but the wife. Withhold not yourselves from one another, except by agreement for a time that you may be at leisure for prayer, and come together again, that Satan may not tempt you by your incontinence.

And while they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.