- fast:
- "So² likewiseª¹ ye,ª whenª ye shall have doneª° allª those things which are commandedª° you,ª say,ª°² We areª° unprofitableª servants:ª² we¹ have doneª° that whichª was our dutyª° to do.ª°" {Lke 17:10} + "And Godª metª°¹ Balaam:ª and he saidª° unto¹ him, I have preparedª°¹ sevenª altars,ª and I have offeredª° upon [every] altarª a bullockª and a ram.ª" {Num 23:4} + "And Samuelª cameª° to¹ Saul:ª and Saulª saidª° unto him, Blessedª° [be] thou¹ of the LORD:ª I have performedª°¹ the commandmentª of the LORD.ª" {1Sm 15:13} + "And he said,ª° Come²°¹ with¹ me, and seeª° my zealª for the LORD.ª So they made him rideª° in his chariot.ª" {2Kg 10:16} + "And when ye spread forthª° your hands,ª I will hideª° mine eyesª from¹ you: yea,¹ when¹ ye make manyª° prayers,ª I will not¹ hear:ª° your handsª are fullª° of blood.ª" {Isa 1:15} + "Yet they seekª° me daily,ª and delightª° to knowª my ways,ª as a nationª that¹ didª° righteousness,ª and forsookª° not¹ the ordinanceª of their God:ª they askª° of me the ordinancesª of justice;ª they take delightª° in approachingª to God.ª ... Wherefore¹ have we fasted,ª° [say they], and thou seestª° not?¹ [wherefore] have we afflictedª° our soul,ª and thou takest no knowledge?ª°¹ Behold,¹ in the dayª of your fastª ye findª° pleasure,ª and exactª° all¹ your labours.ª" {Isa 58:2-3} + "Speakª° unto¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land,ª and to¹ the priests,ª saying,ª° When¹ ye fastedª° and mournedª° in the fifthª and seventhª [month], even those¹ seventyª years,ª did ye at all²° fastª° unto me, [even] to me?¹ ... And when¹ ye did eat,ª° and when¹ ye did drink,ª° did not¹ ye¹ eatª° [for yourselves], and drinkª° [for yourselves]?" {Zch 7:5-6} + "Take heedª° that ye doª° notª yourª almsª beforeª men,ª to be seenª²° of them:ª otherwiseª ye haveª° noª rewardª ofª yourª Fatherª whichª is inª heaven.ª" {Mtt 6:1} + "Andª whenª thou prayest,ª° thou shalt²° notª beª° asª the¹ hypocritesª [are]: forª they loveª° to prayª° standingª° inª the¹ synagoguesª andª inª the¹ cornersª of the¹ streets,ª thatª they may² be seenª°¹ of men.ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª² They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª" {Mtt 6:5} + "Moreoverª whenª ye fast,ª° beª° not,ª asª the¹ hypocrites,ª of a sad countenance:ª forª they disfigureª° their²¹ faces,ª thatª they may appearª° unto menª to fast.ª° Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª² They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª" {Mtt 6:16} + "Thenª cameª° to himª the¹ disciplesª of John,ª saying,ª° Whyª do weª andª the¹ Phariseesª fastª° oft,ª butª thyª disciplesª fastª° not?ª" {Mtt 9:14} + "[Ye] hypocrites,ª wellª did²° Esaiasª prophesyª° ofª you,ª saying,ª° ... Butª in vainª they do worshipª° me,ª teachingª° [for] doctrinesª the commandmentsª of men.ª" {Mtt 15:7-9} + "Whereª [is] boastingª then?ª It is excluded.ª° Byª whatª law?ª of works?ª Nay:ª butª byª the lawª of faith.ª" {Rom 3:27} + "Brethren,ª myª heart'sª desireª¹ andª prayerª toª Godª forª Israelª is,ª° that²² they might be saved.ª¹ ... Forª they being ignorantª° of God'sª righteousness,ª andª going aboutª° to establishª° their ownª righteousness,ª have²° notª submitted themselvesª° unto the¹ righteousnessª of God.ª" {Rom 10:1-3} + "Thatª noªª fleshª should gloryª° in his presence.ªª" {1Co 1:29} + "Andª profitedª° inª the¹ Jews' religionª aboveª manyª my equalsª inª mine ownª nation,ª beingª° more exceedinglyª zealousª of the traditionsª of myª fathers.ª" {Gal 1:14} + "Notª ofª works,ª lestª any manª should boast.ª°" {Eph 2:9} + "Forª bodilyª exerciseª profitethªª° little:ª² butª godlinessª isª° profitableª untoª all things,ª havingª° promiseª of the lifeª that now is,ª andª of that which is to come.ª°" {1Tm 4:8}
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