The word in Scripture

Fast in the Bible

The word fast appears 85 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To fast is to set aside food to seek God with the whole heart. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What fast means in the Bible

To fast is to set aside food to seek God with the whole heart.

Where the word fast appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word fast appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.”Psalms 41:8

“My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.”Psalms 89:28

“Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?”Matthew 9:14

“Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.”Matthew 26:48

“But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.”Luke 5:35

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”Galatians 5:1

“Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.”Philippians 4:1

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”Hebrews 10:23