Psalm 35:13
English Standard Version
13 But I, (A)when they were sick—
I (B)wore sackcloth;
I (C)afflicted myself with fasting;
I prayed (D)with head bowed[a] on my chest.
Footnotes
- Psalm 35:13 Or my prayer shall turn back
Psalm 35:13
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Psalm 69:10-11
English Standard Version
10 When I wept and humbled[a] my soul with fasting,
it became my reproach.
11 When I made (A)sackcloth my clothing,
I became (B)a byword to them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 69:10 Hebrew lacks and humbled
Psalm 69:10-11
New International Version
Job 30:25
English Standard Version
25 Did not I (A)weep for him whose day was hard?
Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
Job 30:25
New International Version
Matthew 10:13
English Standard Version
13 And if the house is (A)worthy, let (B)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let (C)your peace return to you.
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Matthew 10:13
New International Version
13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.
Matthew 5:44
English Standard Version
44 But I say to you, (A)Love your enemies and (B)pray for those who persecute you,
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Matthew 5:44
New International Version
44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
Luke 10:6
English Standard Version
6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, (A)it will return to you.
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Luke 10:6
New International Version
6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.
Romans 12:14-15
English Standard Version
14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 (B)Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
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Romans 12:14-15
New International Version
14 Bless those who persecute you;(A) bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(B)
Matthew 9:14-15
English Standard Version
A Question About Fasting
14 Then (A)the disciples of John came to him, saying, (B)“Why do we and (C)the Pharisees fast,[a] but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, (D)“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? (E)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (F)then they will fast.
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- Matthew 9:14 Some manuscripts add much, or often
Matthew 9:14-15
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Jesus Questioned About Fasting(A)
14 Then John’s(B) disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often,(C) but your disciples do not fast?”
15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them?(D) The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.(E)
Isaiah 58:5
English Standard Version
5 (A)Is such the fast that I choose,
(B)a day for a person to humble himself?
Is it to bow down his head like a reed,
and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?
Will you call this a fast,
and a day acceptable to the Lord?
Isaiah 58:5
New International Version
Isaiah 58:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not?
Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’
Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure,[a]
(B)and oppress all your workers.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:3 Or pursue your own business
Isaiah 58:3
New International Version
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’(A) they say,
‘and you have not seen it?
Why have we humbled(B) ourselves,
and you have not noticed?’(C)
“Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please(D)
and exploit all your workers.
1 Kings 21:27-29
English Standard Version
27 And when Ahab heard those words, he (A)tore his clothes and (B)put sackcloth on his flesh and (C)fasted and lay in sackcloth and went about dejectedly. 28 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; (D)but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house.”
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1 Kings 21:27-29
New International Version
27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth(A) and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.(B)
28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 29 “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled(C) himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day,(D) but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”(E)
Leviticus 16:31
English Standard Version
31 (A)It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall (B)afflict yourselves; it is a statute forever.
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Leviticus 16:31
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Leviticus 16:29
English Standard Version
29 “And it shall be a statute to you forever that (A)in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall (B)afflict yourselves[a] and shall do no work, either (C)the native or the stranger who sojourns among you.
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- Leviticus 16:29 Or shall fast; also verse 31
Leviticus 16:29
New International Version
29 “This is to be a lasting ordinance(A) for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month(B) you must deny yourselves[a](C) and not do any work(D)—whether native-born(E) or a foreigner residing among you—
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- Leviticus 16:29 Or must fast; also in verse 31
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