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17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Matthew 6:17

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 16-18)

We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in prayer. I. It is here supposed that religious fasting is a duty required of the disciples of Christ, when God, in his providence, calls to it, and when the case of their own souls upon any account requires it; when the bridegroom is taken away, then shall they fast , Matt. 9:15. Fasting is here put last, because it...

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