Mat 6:16, 18, 23:5, Luk 18:12, Rom 10:3 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

a Isa. 58:5

b ver. 2, 5

c ver. 4, 6

d[See ver. 1 above]

e ch. 6:1, 16; [John 5:44]

f Ex. 13:9; Deut. 6:8; 11:18

gSee ch. 9:20

h Matt. 9:14

i ch. 11:42

jSee ch. 1:17

Matthew 6:16

Fasting

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

Matthew 6:18

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

Matthew 23:5

5 ^dThey do all their deeds ^eto be seen by others. For they make ^ftheir phylacteries broad and ^gtheir fringes long,

Luke 18:12

12 ^hI fast twice a week; ⁱI give tithes of all that I get.’

Romans 10:3

3 For, being ignorant of ^jthe righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.