Matthew 6:17-18

Fasting

¹⁷ But when you fast, _v anoint your head and wash your face, ¹⁸ that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. _w And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

1. Cross References
   Ruth 3:3
   Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
   2 Samuel 12:20
   Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 6:4
   So that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
   Matthew 6:6
   But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.