1. Matthew 4:2 (ESV)
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What kind of fast did Jesus do for forty days and forty nights?

Matthew 4:2 (ESV)

2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

Scripture describes this fast in such a way that it must be accepted that this was a complete fast, in which Jesus completely abstained from all food and drink (Luke 4:2).1,2

Jesus’ fast was a complete abstaining from all food and drink for forty days and forty nights.

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