Verse 16

Moreover{G1161} when{G3752} ye fast{G3522}{(G5725)}, be{G1096}{(G5737)} not{G3361}, as{G5618} the hypocrites{G5273}, of a sad countenance{G4659}: for{G1063} they disfigure{G853}{(G5719)} their{G846} faces{G4383}, that{G3704} they may appear{G5316}{(G5652)} unto men{G444} to fast{G3522}{(G5723)}. Verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213},{G3754} They have{G568}{(G5719)} their{G846} reward{G3408}.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 58:3-5 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted{H6684}{(H8804)}, say they, and thou seest{H7200}{(H8804)} not? wherefore have we afflicted{H6031}{(H8765)} our soul{H5315}, and thou takest no knowledge{H3045}{(H8799)}? Behold, in the day{H3117} of your fast{H6685} ye find{H4672}{(H8799)} pleasure{H2656}, and exact{H5065}{(H8799)} all your labours{H6092}. 4 Behold, ye fast{H6684}{(H8799)} for strife{H7379} and debate{H4683}, and to smite{H5221}{(H8687)} with the fist{H106} of wickedness{H7562}: ye shall not fast{H6684}{(H8799)} as ye do this day{H3117}, to make your voice{H6963} to be heard{H8085}{(H8687)} on high{H4791}. 5 Is it such a fast{H6685} that I have chosen{H977}{(H8799)}? a day{H3117} for a man{H120} to afflict{H6031}{(H8763)} his soul{H5315}? is it to bow down{H3721}{(H8800)} his head{H7218} as a bulrush{H100}, and to spread{H3331}{(H8686)} sackcloth{H8242} and ashes{H665} under him? wilt thou call{H7121}{(H8799)} this{H2088} a fast{H6685}, and an acceptable{H7522} day{H3117} to the LORD{H3068}?
  • Matt 6:2 : 2 Therefore{G3767} when{G3752} thou doest{G4160}{(G5725)} thine alms{G1654}, do{G4537} not{G3361} sound a trumpet{G4537}{(G5661)} before{G1715} thee{G4675}, as{G5618} the hypocrites{G5273} do{G4160}{(G5719)} in{G1722} the synagogues{G4864} and{G2532} in{G1722} the streets{G4505}, that{G3704} they may have glory{G1392}{(G5686)} of{G5259} men{G444}. Verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213}, They have{G568}{(G5719)} their{G846} reward{G3408}.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And{G2532} when{G3752} thou prayest{G4336}{(G5741)}, thou shalt{G2071} not{G3756} be{G2071}{(G5704)} as{G5618} the hypocrites{G5273} are: for{G3754} they love{G5368}{(G5719)} to pray{G4336}{(G5738)} standing{G2476}{(G5761)} in{G1722} the synagogues{G4864} and{G2532} in{G1722} the corners{G1137} of the streets{G4113}, that{G3704} they may{G302} be seen{G5316}{(G5652)} of men{G444}. Verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213},{G3754} They have{G568}{(G5719)} their{G846} reward{G3408}.
  • Luke 18:12 : 12 I fast{G3522}{(G5719)} twice{G1364} in the week{G4521}, I give tithes{G586}{(G5719)} of all{G3956} that{G3745} I possess{G2932}{(G5736)}.
  • Ps 35:13 : 13 But as for me, when they were sick{H2470}{(H8800)}, my clothing{H3830} was sackcloth{H8242}: I humbled{H6031}{H8765)} my soul{H5315} with fasting{H6685}; and my prayer{H8605} returned{H7725}{H8799)} into mine own bosom{H2436}.
  • Ps 69:10 : 10 When I wept{H1058}{H8799)}, and chastened my soul{H5315} with fasting{H6685}, that was to my reproach{H2781}.
  • Ps 109:24 : 24 My knees{H1290} are weak{H3782}{(H8804)} through fasting{H6685}; and my flesh{H1320} faileth{H3584}{(H8804)} of fatness{H8081}.
  • 1 Cor 7:5 : 5 Defraud ye{G650}{(G5720)} not{G3361} one the other{G240}, except{G1509}{G302} it be{G5100} with{G1537} consent{G4859} for{G4314} a time{G2540}, that{G2443} ye may give yourselves{G4980}{(G5725)} to fasting{G3521} and{G2532} prayer{G4335}; and{G2532} come{G4905}{(G5741)} together{G1909}{G846} again{G3825}, that{G3363} Satan{G4567} tempt{G3985}{(G5725)} you{G5209} not{G3363} for{G1223} your{G5216} incontinency{G192}.
  • Acts 10:30 : 30 And{G2532} Cornelius{G2883} said{G5346}{(G5713)}, Four{G5067} days{G2250} ago{G575} I was{G2252}{(G5713)} fasting{G3522}{(G5723)} until{G3360} this{G5026} hour{G5610}; and{G2532} at the ninth{G1766} hour{G5610} I prayed{G4336}{(G5740)} in{G1722} my{G3450} house{G3624}, and{G2532}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, a man{G435} stood{G2476}{(G5627)} before{G1799} me{G3450} in{G1722} bright{G2986} clothing{G2066},
  • Matt 9:14-15 : 14 Then{G5119} came{G4334}{(G5736)} to him{G846} the disciples{G3101} of John{G2491}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Why{G1302} do we{G2249} and{G2532} the Pharisees{G5330} fast{G3522}{(G5719)} oft{G4183}, but{G1161} thy{G4675} disciples{G3101} fast{G3522}{(G5719)} not{G3756}? 15 And{G2532} Jesus{G2424} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto them{G846}, Can{G3361}{G1410}{(G5736)} the children{G5207} of the bridechamber{G3567} mourn{G3996}{(G5721)}, as long as{G1909}{G3745} the bridegroom{G3566} is{G2076}{(G5748)} with{G3326} them{G846}? but{G1161} the days{G2250} will come{G2064}{(G5695)}, when{G3752} the bridegroom{G3566} shall be taken{G522}{(G5686)} from{G575} them{G846}, and{G2532} then{G5119} shall they fast{G3522}{(G5692)}.
  • Mark 2:18 : 18 And{G2532} the disciples{G3101} of John{G2491} and{G2532} of the Pharisees{G5330} used{G2258}{(G5713)} to fast{G3522}{(G5723)}: and{G2532} they come{G2064}{(G5736)} and{G2532} say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto him{G846}, Why do{G1302}{G3522} the disciples{G3101} of John{G2491} and{G2532} of the Pharisees{G5330} fast{G3522}{(G5719)}, but{G1161} thy{G4674} disciples{G3101} fast{G3522}{(G5719)} not{G3756}?
  • Luke 2:37 : 37 And{G2532} she{G3778} was a widow{G5503} of about{G5613} fourscore{G3589} and four{G5064} years{G2094}, which{G3739} departed{G868}{(G5711)} not{G3756} from{G575} the temple{G2411}, but served{G3000}{(G5723)} God with fastings{G3521} and{G2532} prayers{G1162} night{G3571} and{G2532} day{G2250}.
  • Dan 9:3 : 3 And I set{H5414}{(H8799)} my face{H6440} unto the Lord{H136} God{H430}, to seek{H1245}{(H8763)} by prayer{H8605} and supplications{H8469}, with fasting{H6685}, and sackcloth{H8242}, and ashes{H665}:
  • Zech 7:3-5 : 3 And to speak{H559}{(H8800)} unto the priests{H3548} which were in the house{H1004} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, and to the prophets{H5030}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Should I weep{H1058}{(H8799)} in the fifth{H2549} month{H2320}, separating{H5144}{(H8736)} myself, as I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} these so many years{H8141}? 4 Then came the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} unto me, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 5 Speak{H559}{(H8798)} unto all the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, and to the priests{H3548}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When ye fasted{H6684}{(H8804)} and mourned{H5594}{(H8800)} in the fifth{H2549} and seventh{H7637} month, even those seventy{H7657} years{H8141}, did ye at all{H6684}{(H8800)} fast{H6684}{(H8804)} unto me, even to me?
  • Mal 3:14 : 14 Ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, It is vain{H7723} to serve{H5647}{(H8800)} God{H430}: and what profit{H1215} is it that we have kept{H8104}{(H8804)} his ordinance{H4931}, and that we have walked{H1980}{(H8804)} mournfully{H6941} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}?
  • 2 Sam 12:16 : 16 David{H1732} therefore besought{H1245}{(H8762)} God{H430} for the child{H5288}; and David{H1732} fasted{H6684}{(H8799)}{H6685}, and went in{H935}{(H8804)}, and lay{H7901}{(H8804)} all night{H3885}{(H8804)} upon the earth{H776}.
  • 2 Sam 12:21 : 21 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} his servants{H5650} unto him, What thing{H1697} is this that thou hast done{H6213}{(H8804)}? thou didst fast{H6684}{(H8804)} and weep{H1058}{(H8799)} for the child{H3206}, while it was alive{H2416}; but when the child{H3206} was dead{H4191}{(H8804)}, thou didst rise{H6965}{(H8804)} and eat{H398}{(H8799)} bread{H3899}.
  • 1 Kgs 21:27 : 27 And it came to pass, when Ahab{H256} heard{H8085}{(H8800)} those words{H1697}, that he rent{H7167}{(H8799)} his clothes{H899}, and put{H7760}{(H8799)} sackcloth{H8242} upon his flesh{H1320}, and fasted{H6684}{(H8799)}, and lay{H7901}{(H8799)} in sackcloth{H8242}, and went{H1980}{(H8762)} softly{H328}.
  • Neh 1:4 : 4 And it came to pass, when I heard{H8085}{(H8800)} these words{H1697}, that I sat down{H3427}{(H8804)} and wept{H1058}{(H8799)}, and mourned{H56}{(H8691)} certain days{H3117}, and fasted{H6684}{(H8802)}, and prayed{H6419}{(H8693)} before{H6440} the God{H430} of heaven{H8064},
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, gather together{H3664}{(H8798)} all the Jews{H3064} that are present{H4672}{(H8737)} in Shushan{H7800}, and fast{H6684}{(H8798)} ye for me, and neither eat{H398}{(H8799)} nor drink{H8354}{(H8799)} three{H7969} days{H3117}, night{H3915} or day{H3117}: I also and my maidens{H5291} will fast{H6684}{(H8799)} likewise; and so{H3651} will I go{H935}{(H8799)} in unto the king{H4428}, which is not according to the law{H1881}: and if I perish{H6}{(H8804)}, I perish{H6}{(H8804)}.
  • Acts 13:2-3 : 2 As{G1161} they{G846} ministered{G3008}{(G5723)} to the Lord{G2962}, and{G2532} fasted{G3522}{(G5723)}, the Holy{G40} Ghost{G4151} said{G2036}{(G5627)},{G1211} Separate{G873}{(G5657)} me{G3427}{G5037} Barnabas{G921} and{G2532} Saul{G4569} for{G1519} the work{G2041} whereunto{G3739} I have called{G4341}{(G5766)} them{G846}. 3 And{G5119} when they had fasted{G3522}{(G5660)} and{G2532} prayed{G4336}{(G5666)}, and{G2532} laid{G2007} their hands{G5495} on{G2007}{(G5631)} them{G846}, they sent them away{G630}{(G5656)}.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 And{G1161} when they had ordained{G5500}{(G5660)} them{G846} elders{G4245} in every{G2596} church{G1577}, and had prayed{G4336}{(G5666)} with{G3326} fasting{G3521}, they commended{G3908}{(G5639)} them{G846} to the Lord{G2962}, on{G1519} whom{G3739} they believed{G4100}{(G5715)}.
  • 2 Cor 6:5 : 5 In{G1722} stripes{G4127}, in{G1722} imprisonments{G5438}, in{G1722} tumults{G181}, in{G1722} labours{G2873}, in{G1722} watchings{G70}, in{G1722} fastings{G3521};
  • 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 In{G1722} weariness{G2873} and{G2532} painfulness{G3449}, in{G1722} watchings{G70} often{G4178}, in{G1722} hunger{G3042} and{G2532} thirst{G1373}, in{G1722} fastings{G3521} often{G4178}, in{G1722} cold{G5592} and{G2532} nakedness{G1132}.