Daniels Fast

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. — read the full passage →

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. — read the full passage →

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. — read the full passage →

Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: — read the full passage →

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. — read the full passage →

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, — read the full passage →

When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — read the full passage →

Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? — read the full passage →

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — read the full passage →

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, — read the full passage →

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. — read the full passage →

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. — read the full passage →

Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. — read the full passage →

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. — read the full passage →

Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. — read the full passage →

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. — read the full passage →

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. — read the full passage →

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: — read the full passage →

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: — read the full passage →

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. — read the full passage →

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. — read the full passage →

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat. — read the full passage →

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. — read the full passage →

Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the Lord in the ears of the people in the Lord’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. — read the full passage →

When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. — read the full passage →

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. — read the full passage →

When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; — read the full passage →

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. — read the full passage →

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; — read the full passage →

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; — read the full passage →

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. — read the full passage →

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;