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 maids 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.”
Matthew 12:40 - For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man wil... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:40 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:40
Genesis 18:19 - For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep ... Click to read the verse Genesis 18:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 18:19
Joshua 24:15 - But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you ... Click to read the verse Joshua 24:15 Click to read the verse Joshua 24:15
Jonah 1:6 - The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he wil... Click to read the verse Jonah 1:6 Click to read the verse Jonah 1:6
Esther 5:1 - Esther’s Request to the King On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the in... Click to read the verse Esther 5:1 Click to read the verse Esther 5:1
Genesis 43:14 - And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and ... Click to read the verse Genesis 43:14 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:14
Ezra 8:23 - So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. Click to read the verse Ezra 8:23 Click to read the verse Ezra 8:23
Genesis 43:11 - Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best produ... Click to read the verse Genesis 43:11 Click to read the verse Genesis 43:11
1 Kings 20:31 - His officials said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merci... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:31 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:31
Esther 3:15 - Spurred on by the king’s command, the couriers went out, and the edict was issued in the citade... Click to read the verse Esther 3:15 Click to read the verse Esther 3:15
Nehemiah 9:1 - The Israelites Confess Their Sins On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites ga... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:1 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 9:1
2 Kings 7:4 - If we say, ‘We’ll go into the city’—the famine is there, and we will die. And if we stay here, ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 7:4 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 7:4
2 Samuel 1:2 - On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and with dust on his hea... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 1:2 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 1:2
1 Samuel 30:12 - part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 30:12 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 30:12
Judges 5:18 - The people of Zebulun risked their very lives; so did Naphtali on the heights of the field. Click to read the verse Judges 5:18 Click to read the verse Judges 5:18
Philippians 2:30 - because he almost died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for the help you cou... Click to read the verse Philippians 2:30 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:30
Luke 4:2 - where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the ... Click to read the verse Luke 4:2 Click to read the verse Luke 4:2
Isaiah 22:12 - The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:12
2 Chronicles 31:1 - When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 31:1 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 31:1
Isaiah 58:5 - Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for a man to humble himself? Is it only for ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 58:5
Acts 21:13 - Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound... Click to read the verse Acts 21:13 Click to read the verse Acts 21:13
2 Samuel 12:16 - David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and went into his house and spent the nights ly... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 12:16 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 12:16
Acts 20:24 - However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the... Click to read the verse Acts 20:24 Click to read the verse Acts 20:24
Judges 9:17 - and to think that my father fought for you, risked his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian Click to read the verse Judges 9:17 Click to read the verse Judges 9:17
Romans 16:4 - They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to... Click to read the verse Romans 16:4 Click to read the verse Romans 16:4
2 Samuel 10:12 - Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do w... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 10:12 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 10:12
1 Samuel 19:5 - He took his life in his hands when he killed the Philistine. The Lord won a great victory for a... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 19:5 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 19:5
Matthew 16:25 - For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. Click to read the verse Matthew 16:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:25
2 Chronicles 20:3 - Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 20:3 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 20:3
Proverbs 29:26 - Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that man gets justice. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:26 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:26
Acts 9:9 - For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. Click to read the verse Acts 9:9 Click to read the verse Acts 9:9
Matthew 6:16 - Fasting “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:16
1 Chronicles 21:13 - David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for his merc... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:13 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 21:13
Daniel 9:3 - So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sac... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:3 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:3
Jeremiah 36:9 - In the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a time of fastin... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 36:9 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 36:9
Esther 1:2 - At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, Click to read the verse Esther 1:2 Click to read the verse Esther 1:2
Esther 4:3 - In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among... Click to read the verse Esther 4:3 Click to read the verse Esther 4:3
Jonah 3:4-9 - On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: “Forty more days and Nineveh will... Click to read the verse Jonah 3:4-9 Click to read the verse Jonah 3:4-9
Joel 1:14-15 - Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:14-15 Click to read the verse Joel 1:14-15
Acts 27:33 - Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have b... Click to read the verse Acts 27:33 Click to read the verse Acts 27:33
Acts 10:7 - When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout sol... Click to read the verse Acts 10:7 Click to read the verse Acts 10:7
Luke 9:24 - For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. Click to read the verse Luke 9:24 Click to read the verse Luke 9:24
Joel 2:12-17 - Rend Your Heart “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting ... Click to read the verse Joel 2:12-17 Click to read the verse Joel 2:12-17
Esther 8:16 - For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor. Click to read the verse Esther 8:16 Click to read the verse Esther 8:16
Esther 9:31 - to establish these days of Purim at their designated times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esthe... Click to read the verse Esther 9:31 Click to read the verse Esther 9:31
1 Peter 4:19 - So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Cr... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:19 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:19
Zephaniah 2:1 - Gather together, gather together, O shameful nation, Click to read the verse Zephaniah 2:1 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 2:1
John 19:22 - Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.” Click to read the verse John 19:22 Click to read the verse John 19:22
