Fasting (34 Occurrences)

... FAST; FASTING. ... But we may readily assume that originally fasting was not based on the salutary influence which it exercised on the health of the subject. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fasting.htm - 23k

Fast (157 Occurrences)

... There are many instances of private occasional fasting (1 Samuel 1:7: 20:34; 2 Samuel 3:35; 12:16; 1 Kings 21:27; Ezra 10:6; Nehemiah 1:4; Dan. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fast.htm - 49k

Abstinence (2 Occurrences)

... that the body is the foe of the spirit, and that the progressive extirpation of the natural desires and inclinations by means of fasting, celibacy, voluntary ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abstinence.htm - 25k

Purim (5 Occurrences)

... As the narrative shows, the wisdom of Mordecai, Esther's heroism, and fasting and prayer availed to foil the dastardly scheme of Haman, who had already built ... biblethesaurus.org/p/purim.htm - 16k

Pur (3 Occurrences)

... As the narrative shows, the wisdom of Mordecai, Esther's heroism, and fasting and prayer availed to foil the dastardly scheme of Haman, who had already built ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pur.htm - 15k

Ordination (12 Occurrences)

... Yet certain prophets and teachers were instructed by the Holy Spirit to "separate" them (ie publicly) for their work, which they did by fasting and praying and ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordination.htm - 19k

Temptation (22 Occurrences)

... 5. Exposition: (1) Fasting. ... There was nothing ascetic or ritualistic about it, and so this is no example for ascetic fasting for us. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temptation.htm - 30k

Ordain (13 Occurrences)

... Yet certain prophets and teachers were instructed by the Holy Spirit to "separate" them (ie publicly) for their work, which they did by fasting and praying and ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordain.htm - 19k

Sackcloth (47 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 9:1 Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sackcloth.htm - 23k

Kind (290 Occurrences)

... thee;' (YLT). Matthew 17:21 But this kind doesn't go out except by prayer and fasting." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). Matthew 19 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kind.htm - 35k

Noticed (19 Occurrences)

... 6:16 And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say ... biblethesaurus.org/n/noticed.htm - 11k

Gaunt (7 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. ... Psalms 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gaunt.htm - 8k

Reward (213 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reward.htm - 38k

Collapse (9 Occurrences)

... nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (See NIV). Mark 8:3 If I send them away ... biblethesaurus.org/c/collapse.htm - 9k

Chastened (10 Occurrences)

... Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom: (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chastened.htm - 9k

Already (171 Occurrences)

... any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/already.htm - 36k

Continue (144 Occurrences)

... have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT). Mark 3:25 and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/continue.htm - 36k

Anything (462 Occurrences)

... on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat, and I would not send them away fasting lest they ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anything.htm - 34k

Heaviness (14 Occurrences)

... mourning and lamentation"); tughah, "sadness," "sorrow" (Psalm 119:28 Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 14:13); ta`anith, "affliction of one's self," "fasting" (Ezra 9:5 ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heaviness.htm - 16k

Heavy (110 Occurrences)

... mourning and lamentation"); tughah, "sadness," "sorrow" (Psalm 119:28 Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 14:13); ta`anith, "affliction of one's self," "fasting" (Ezra 9:5 ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heavy.htm - 44k

Ashes (44 Occurrences)

... 2 Samuel 13:19 the King James Version), and of national humiliation, as when the children of Israel were assembled under Nehemiah "with fasting, and with ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashes.htm - 24k

Faint (76 Occurrences)

... nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). Mark 8 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/faint.htm - 38k

Knees (47 Occurrences)

... and is therefore often expressive of general debility, eg in Psalm 109:24, where such weakness is described as the outcome of protracted fasting in Ezekiel 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/knees.htm - 23k

Prayed (97 Occurrences)

... Acts 10:30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prayed.htm - 35k

Nothing (769 Occurrences)

... nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV). Matthew 16 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nothing.htm - 40k

Except (236 Occurrences)

... Jesus alone. (WEB YLT NAS NIV). Matthew 17:21 But this kind doesn't go out except by prayer and fasting." (WEB YLT NAS). Matthew 18 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/except.htm - 35k

Praying (71 Occurrences)

... Acts 10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been fasting unto this hour, and the ninth I was praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praying.htm - 27k

Doesn't (300 Occurrences)

... t defile the man." (WEB). Matthew 17:21 But this kind doesn't go out except by prayer and fasting." (WEB). Matthew 17:24 When they ... biblethesaurus.org/d/doesn't.htm - 34k

Save (375 Occurrences)

... (KJV ASV WBS). Matthew 17:21 But this kind goeth not out save by prayer and fasting.' (ASV). Matthew 18:11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/save.htm - 37k

Day (17670 Occurrences)

... treating of sacrifices also the enactment, that on the 10th day of the 7th month there shall take place a holy convocation at the sanctuary, fasting and rest ... biblethesaurus.org/d/day.htm - 70k

Mourning (85 Occurrences)

... Esther 4:3 In every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mourning.htm - 34k

Nourishment (14 Occurrences)

... till the day was about to be, Paul was calling upon all to partake of nourishment, saying, 'Fourteen days to-day, waiting, ye continue fasting, having taken ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nourishment.htm - 10k

Ninth (35 Occurrences)

... Acts 10:30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in ... biblethesaurus.org/n/ninth.htm - 18k

Neglect (19 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/neglect.htm - 12k

Unseen (18 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unseen.htm - 11k

Unanswered (2 Occurrences)

... Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unanswered.htm - 7k

Ordained (70 Occurrences)

... Acts 14:23 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. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ordained.htm - 28k

John's (27 Occurrences)

... Mark 2:18 John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but ... biblethesaurus.org/j/john's.htm - 13k

Jairus (6 Occurrences)

... was that Jesus had returned to Capernaum, had called Matthew, had joined the feast of the publicans, and had just finished His discourse on fasting when Jairus ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jairus.htm - 10k

Looks (76 Occurrences)

... any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/looks.htm - 28k

Lest (282 Occurrences)

... 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 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lest.htm - 37k

Lamenting (8 Occurrences)

... 4:3 And in every province and province, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, a great mourning have the Jews, and fasting, and weeping ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamenting.htm - 8k

Lacks (27 Occurrences)

... WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat. (WEB). Proverbs 6:32 He that ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lacks.htm - 13k

Lack (86 Occurrences)

... 1 Corinthians 7:5 Don't deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lack.htm - 33k

Lean (22 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV). Psalms 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness. (See JPS NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lean.htm - 14k

Gloomy (10 Occurrences)

... any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gloomy.htm - 9k

Worshipping (49 Occurrences)

... Acts 13:2 While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me, now at once, Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I ... biblethesaurus.org/w/worshipping.htm - 22k

Wedding (24 Occurrences)

... Mark 2:19 "Can a wedding party fast while the bridegroom is among them?" replied Jesus. "So long as they have the bridegroom with them, fasting is impossible. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wedding.htm - 13k

Wailing (44 Occurrences)

... Esther 4:3 In every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wailing.htm - 19k

Wherefore (448 Occurrences)

... Mark 2:18 And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, 'Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wherefore.htm - 34k

Worshipped (81 Occurrences)

... Luke 2:37 and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/worshipped.htm - 32k

Wore (19 Occurrences)

... (See JPS). Psalms 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wore.htm - 11k

Worshiping (24 Occurrences)

... Acts 13:2 and in their ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Separate ye to me both Barnabas and Saul to the work to which I have called ... biblethesaurus.org/w/worshiping.htm - 14k

Whenever (123 Occurrences)

... 6:16 And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say ... biblethesaurus.org/w/whenever.htm - 36k

Impossible (31 Occurrences)

... Mark 2:19 "Can a wedding party fast while the bridegroom is among them?" replied Jesus. "So long as they have the bridegroom with them, fasting is impossible. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/impossible.htm - 17k

Incontinence (2 Occurrences)

... (YLT). 1 Corinthians 7:5 Defraud ye not one the other, except with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again ... biblethesaurus.org/i/incontinence.htm - 7k

Incontinency (1 Occurrence)

... 1 Corinthians 7:5 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 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/incontinency.htm - 7k

Fourteen (26 Occurrences)

... While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fourteen.htm - 15k

Fourteenth (25 Occurrences)

... While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fourteenth.htm - 15k

Fatness (17 Occurrences)

... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). Psalms 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fatness.htm - 13k

Faileth (26 Occurrences)

... ever. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Psalms 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. (KJV ASV WBS). Psalms ... biblethesaurus.org/f/faileth.htm - 13k

Feel (58 Occurrences)

... and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (See NAS). Matthew 21:32 For John ... biblethesaurus.org/f/feel.htm - 25k

Failing (12 Occurrences)

... (See NAS RSV). Psalms 109:24 My knees are failing through fasting, and my flesh hath lost its fatness; (DBY). Jeremiah 15:18 Why hath my pain been perpetual? ... biblethesaurus.org/f/failing.htm - 10k

Faces (158 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/faces.htm - 37k

Full (1047 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/full.htm - 36k

Feeble (147 Occurrences)

... and is therefore often expressive of general debility, eg in Psalm 109:24, where such weakness is described as the outcome of protracted fasting in Ezekiel 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/feeble.htm - 38k

Fastings (6 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/f/fastings.htm - 8k

Fasteth (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/f/fasteth.htm - 6k

Totter (9 Occurrences)

... be moved forever. (See NAS). Psalms 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness. (See JPS). Isaiah 28 ... biblethesaurus.org/t/totter.htm - 8k

Twenty-fourth (9 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 9:1 Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/twenty-fourth.htm - 9k

Tarried (42 Occurrences)

... the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarried.htm - 18k

Rested (81 Occurrences)

... Acts 14:23 And in every Church, after prayer and fasting, they selected Elders by show of hands, and commended them to the Lord on whom their faith rested. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rested.htm - 29k

Recompense (79 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:18 that it may not be apparent to men that you are fasting, but to your Father who is in secret; and your Father--He who sees in secret--will ... biblethesaurus.org/r/recompense.htm - 30k

Render (95 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:18 so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render it to thee. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/render.htm - 36k

Received (312 Occurrences)

... Matthew 6:16 "Moreover when you fast, don't be like the hypocrites, with sad faces. For they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen by men to be fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/received.htm - 35k

Edict (22 Occurrences)

... Esther 4:3 In every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and ... biblethesaurus.org/e/edict.htm - 14k

Eat (690 Occurrences)

... eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Matthew ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eat.htm - 35k

Evident (26 Occurrences)

... any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evident.htm - 16k

Encouraging (12 Occurrences)

... While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken ... biblethesaurus.org/e/encouraging.htm - 10k