Isaiah 22:12

12 In that day athe Lord God of hosts
called for weeping and mourning,
for bbaldness and cwearing sackcloth;

Matthew 6:17-18

17But when you fast, danoint your head and wash your face, 18that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. eAnd your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Acts 13:2-3

2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, fthe Holy Spirit said, g“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul hfor the work to which I have called them.” 3Then after fasting and ipraying they laid their hands on them and jsent them off.

Acts 14:23

23And when they had kappointed lelders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting mthey committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

5 nDo not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, oso that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

27 pin toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, qin hunger and thirst, often without food,
Or  often in fasting
in cold and exposure.
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