Matthew 9:15
9:15 Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests
cannot mourn while the bridegroom
is with them, can they? But the days
are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them,
and then they will fast.
Acts 13:3
13:3 Then, after they had fasted
and
prayed and placed their hands
on them, they sent them off.
Acts 14:23
14:23 When they had appointed elders
for them in the various churches,
with prayer and fasting
they entrusted them to the protection
of the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 14:1
Paul and Barnabas at Iconium
14:1 The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.
Colossians 1:5
1:5 Your faith and love have arisen
from the hope laid up
for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel