Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fast' occurs 111 times in the standard works.

30 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fast' in the standard works and contain 27% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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Mark 2:18-20 (6 in 3 verses)

Isa. 58:3-6 (6 in 4 verses)

Zech. 8:19 (4 in 1 verse)

Matt. 9:14-15 (3 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 5:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

3 Ne. 13:16-18 (3 in 3 verses)

Esth. 4:16 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 49 48 97
Gen. 1 0 1
Ex. 0 5 5
Judg. 3 3 6
Ruth 3 1 4
1 Sam. 0 3 3
2 Sam. 2 4 6
1 Kgs. 2 2 4
2 Kgs. 1 1 2
1 Chr. 0 2 2
2 Chr. 1 1 2
Ezra 2 1 3
Neh. 0 2 2
Esth. 2 3 5
Job 4 2 6
Ps. 6 5 11
Prov. 1 0 1
Eccl. 0 1 1
Isa. 6 4 10
Jer. 6 2 8
Ezek. 0 1 1
Dan. 0 3 3
Joel 2 1 3
Jonah 2 0 2
Zech. 5 1 6
NT 36 36 72
BM 22 34 56
DC 4 13 17
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 111 133 244

Isa. 58:3
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.

Isa. 58:4
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

Isa. 58:5
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?

Isa. 58:6
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?