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
NT 36 36 72
Matt. 7 4 11
Mark 6 2 8
Luke 4 3 7
Acts 3 13 16
1 Cor. 1 3 4
2 Cor. 0 5 5
Gal. 1 0 1
Philip. 2 0 2
Col. 0 1 1
1 Thes. 2 0 2
2 Thes. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 1 0 1
Titus 1 0 1
Heb. 3 3 6
1 Pet. 0 1 1
2 Pet. 0 1 1
Rev. 4 0 4
BM 22 34 56
DC 4 13 17
PGP 0 2 2
TOTAL 111 133 244

Matt. 4:2
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Matt. 6:16
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.

Matt. 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Matt. 6:18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

Matt. 9:14
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Matt. 9:15
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Matt. 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.

Matt. 17:21
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Matt. 26:48
Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.