1 Samuel 1:1–18
:: Was Samuel’s mother Hannah fasting as she cried out for a child?
1 Samuel 7:5–6
:: the people fast as part of repentance
Matthew 6:16–18
:: Jesus telling people to fast in secret
Refer to Luke 5:33–38
:: Jesus mentions not fasting while He is with His disciples
Luke 18:9–14
:: Jesus mentions hypocritical fasting