²⁷ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write^(A) down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant^(B) with you and with Israel.” ²⁸ Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights^(C) without eating bread or drinking water.^(D) And he wrote on the tablets^(E) the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.^(F)

Fasting

¹⁶ “When you fast,^(A) do not look somber^(B) as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. ¹⁷ But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, ¹⁸ so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.^(C)