171 Bible Verses about Fasting
Want to know what the Bible says about Fasting? Here are 171 Bible verses about Fasting from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Psalm 109:4 NIV
In return for my friendship they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.
but I am a man of prayer.
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Leviticus 16:31 NIV
It is a day of sabbath rest, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance.
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Revelation 1:1 NIV
The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
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Acts 27:33-34 NIV
33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”
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Nehemiah 9:1-3 NIV
9 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. 2 Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors. 3 They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God.
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2 Corinthians 6:4-6 NIV
4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
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Matthew 5:6 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
for they will be filled.
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2 Samuel 12:23 NIV
But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
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Acts 13:3-4 NIV
3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
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