1. Matthieu 4:2 (NEG79)
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What is the significance of Christ fasting for forty days?

Matthew (Matthieu) 4:2 (ESV)

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

In the Bible, forty is a number that indicates a rounded whole, just like the number seven, but forty also indicates a longer time.