Bible Verses About Lent

And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Direct Old Testament passage for forty days of fasting without bread or water.

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Direct teaching about how to fast.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Direct Gospel passage for fasting after the bridegroom is taken away.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Direct Gospel wording of the fast

Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

Bible passage of Jesus' forty-day fast

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Shows fasting before God in the Acts narrative.

And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

Direct Gospel parallel to the wilderness fast

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty nights, as I fell down at the first; because the LORD had said he would destroy you.

Duplicate Deuteronomy forty-day fast passage.

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

General call to consecrate a fast.

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Paschal festival imagery, but not a direct Lent passage.

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

General fasting instruction from Jesus.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.