Matthew 6:16

Proper Fasting

6:16 “When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:18

6:18 so that it will not be obvious to others when you are fasting, but only to your Father who is in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 23:5

23:5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

Luke 18:12

18:12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’

Romans 10:3

10:3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.