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fasting

Meaning of “fasting”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fast, meaning to abstain from food for a time.

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17 occurrences17 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Nehemiah 9:1

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Matthew 15:32
¶ Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
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1611 witness · Matthew 15:32 · retained source text

¶ Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three dayes, and haue nothing to eate: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

1611 marginal noteMark. 8.1.

Matthew 17:21
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
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1611 witness · Matthew 17:21 · retained source text

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

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