What does the Bible say about fasting?

19 verses about fasting, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about fasting

Matthew 6:16 — Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 4 votes
Ezra 8:23 — So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. 3 votes
Daniel 10:3 — I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 3 votes
Joel 2:12 — Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 3 votes
Exodus 34:28 — And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 2 votes
Nehemiah 1:4 — And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, 2 votes
Esther 4:16 — Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. 2 votes
Psalms 35:13 — But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 2 votes
Psalms 69:10 — When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 2 votes
Isaiah 58:3 — Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 2 votes
Isaiah 58:6 — Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 2 votes
Matthew 6:17 — But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 2 votes
Matthew 6:18 — That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. 2 votes
Luke 2:37 — And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 2 votes
Luke 4:2 — Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 2 votes
Acts 13:2 — As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 2 votes
Acts 13:3 — And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 2 votes
Acts 14:23 — And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 7:5 — Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 2 votes

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Matthew (3), Acts (3), Psalms (2), Isaiah (2), Luke (2), Exodus (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Esther (1), Daniel (1), Joel (1), 1 Corinthians (1)

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