50 Bible verses to read when fasting
Are you looking for Bible verses to read when fasting? The Bible teaches that fasting done with sincerity and humility will be noticed by God, who rewards those who seek Him diligently. Here are 50 Bible verses to read when fasting.
Bible verses for fasting for breakthrough
1. Isaiah 58:6
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?”
2. Joel 2:12
“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
3. Matthew 6:16-18
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.”
4. Psalm 35:13
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.”
5. Daniel 9:3
“So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.”
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6. Ezra 8:23
“So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.”
7. Nehemiah 1:4
“When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.”
8. Esther 4:16
“Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
9. Acts 13:2-3
“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.”
10. 2 Chronicles 20:3
“Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah.”
11. Luke 2:37
“And then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.”
12. Matthew 4:2
“After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.”
13. Jonah 3:5
“The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.”
14. Psalm 69:10
“When I wept and humbled my soul with fasting, it became my reproach.”
15. 1 Kings 21:27
“And when Ahab heard those words, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.”
16. Matthew 17:21
“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
17. Isaiah 58:9
“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.”
18. Joel 1:14
“Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.”
19. Zechariah 7:5
“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted?”
20. Ezra 10:6
“Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.”
21. Jeremiah 36:9
“In the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a time of fasting before the Lord was proclaimed for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah.”
22. Acts 14:23
“Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.”
23. 2 Samuel 12:16
“David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.”
24. Nehemiah 9:1
“On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads.”
25. Daniel 10:3
“I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.”
26. Matthew 9:15
“Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
27. 1 Corinthians 7:5
“Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”
28. Joel 2:15
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly.”
29. 1 Kings 19:8
“So he got up and ate and drank. Strengthened by that food, he traveled forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.”
30. Leviticus 16:29
“This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must deny yourselves and not do any work—whether native-born or a foreigner residing among you.”
31. Psalm 109:24
“My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.”
32. 2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
33. Isaiah 58:8
“Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.”
34. Acts 10:30
“Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.”
35. 2 Samuel 1:12
“They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.”
36. Isaiah 58:10-11
“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”
37. Acts 9:9
“For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.”
38. Judges 20:26
“Then all the Israelites, the whole army, went up to Bethel, and there they sat weeping before the Lord. They fasted that day until evening and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.”
39. 1 Samuel 7:6
“When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the Lord.” Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah.”
40. 2 Chronicles 20:4
“The people of Judah came together to seek help from the Lord; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him.”
41. Nehemiah 1:6
“Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.”
42. Daniel 6:18
“Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.”
43. Matthew 6:17-18
“But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
44. Joel 2:13
“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.”
45. Jonah 3:7
“This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.”
46. Ezra 8:21
“There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.”
47. Esther 4:3
“In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.”
48. Acts 27:33
“Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything.”
49. 1 Corinthians 9:27
“No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”
50. Isaiah 58:11
“The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”
These bible verses emphasize the power of fasting combined with prayer for spiritual breakthroughs, guidance, and divine intervention.
Bible verses to read when fasting: Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you humbly, seeking your presence and guidance during this time of fasting. You are the Almighty God, full of grace and mercy, and I surrender myself to you completely. I acknowledge my dependence on you and trust in your promises that when we seek you with all our hearts, you will hear us and answer.
During this fast, cleanse me, Lord, not only physically but spiritually. Help me to draw closer to you, to hear your voice clearly, and to align my will with yours. Strengthen me with your Holy Spirit so that I may resist temptation and remain steadfast in prayer and faith.
May this time of fasting be a spiritual breakthrough in my life, transforming me according to your purposes. Thank you, Lord, for your faithfulness and love. I place my hope and trust in you alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
