Matthew 6:16

God's Word

“When you fast, stop looking sad like hypocrites. They put on sad faces to make it obvious that they’re fasting. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:16

David pleaded with God for the child; he fasted and lay on the ground all night.

2 Samuel 12:21

His officials asked him, “Why are you acting this way? You fasted and cried over the child when he was alive. But as soon as the child died, you got up and ate.”

1 Kings 21:27

When Ahab heard these things, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟ and dressed in sackcloth. He fasted, lay in sackcloth, and walked around depressed.

Nehemiah 1:4

When I heard this, I sat down and cried. I mourned for days. I continued to fast and pray to the God of heaven.

Esther 4:16

“Assemble all the Jews in Susa. Fast for me: Do not eat or drink at all for three entire days. My servants and I will also fast. After that, I will go to the king, even if it is against a royal decree. If I die, I die.”

Psalm 109:24

My knees give way because I have been fasting. My body has become lean, without any fat.

Psalm 35:13

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. When my prayer returned unanswered,

Psalm 69:10

I cried and fasted, but I was insulted for it.

Daniel 9:3

So I turned to the Lord God and looked to him for help. I prayed, pleaded, and fasted in sackcloth and ashes.

Malachi 3:14

“You have said, ‘It’s pointless to serve God. What do we gain if we meet his standards or if we walk around feeling sorry for what we’ve done?

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful not to do your good works in public in order to attract attention. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.

Matthew 6:2

So when you give to the poor, don’t announce it with trumpet fanfare. This is what hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets in order to be praised by people. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Matthew 6:5

“When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They like to stand in synagogues and on street corners to pray so that everyone can see them. I can guarantee this truth: That will be their only reward.

Mark 2:18

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples don’t?”

Luke 18:12

I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my entire income.’

Luke 2:37

and she had been a widow for 84 years. Anna never left the temple courtyard but worshiped day and night by fasting and praying.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius answered, “Four days ago I was praying at home. It was at this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man dressed in radiant clothes stood in front of me.

Acts 14:23

They had the disciples in each church choose spiritual leaders, and with prayer and fasting they entrusted the leaders to the Lord in whom they believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Don’t withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so for a set time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should get back together so that Satan doesn’t use your lack of self-control to tempt you.

2 Corinthians 11:27

Because I’ve had to work so hard, I’ve often gone without sleep, been hungry and thirsty, and gone without food and without proper clothes during cold weather.

2 Corinthians 6:5

beatings, imprisonments, riots, hard work, sleepless nights, and lack of food.