Matthew 6:16
New King James Version
Fasting to Be Seen Only by God
16 “Moreover, (A)when you fast, do not be like the [a]hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
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- Matthew 6:16 pretenders
Zechariah 7:4-5
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4 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 5 “Say to all the people of the land, and to the priests: ‘When you (A)fasted and mourned in the fifth (B)and seventh months (C)during those seventy years, did you really fast (D)for Me—for Me?
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Daniel 10:3
New King James Version
3 I ate no [a]pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
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- Daniel 10:3 desirable
Job 40:3-5
New King James Version
Job’s Response to God
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold,(A) I am vile;
What shall I answer You?
(B)I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
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