Bible Verses About "How to Fast Biblically"
Biblical fasting is abstaining from food (and sometimes other comforts) for spiritual purposes — prayer, repentance, seeking God's direction, or humility — accompanied by prayer and a right heart, not performed for show.
Biblical fasting is abstaining from food (and sometimes other comforts) for spiritual purposes — prayer, repentance, seeking God's direction, or humility — accompanied by prayer and a right heart, not performed for show.
"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance... But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 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." — Matthew 6:16-18 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "How to Fast Biblically?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance... But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 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."
"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? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house?"
"Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God."
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