And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Fasting

“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

A Question About Fasting

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”