Luke 18:12

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

I fast {G3522} twice {G1364} in the week {G4521}, I give tithes {G586} of all {G3956} that {G3745} I possess {G2932}.

I fast twice a week, I pay tithes on my entire income, . . . ’

I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Luke 11:42 (10 votes)

    But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

  • Matthew 23:23 (6 votes)

    Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

  • Matthew 23:24 (6 votes)

    [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

  • Matthew 9:14 (5 votes)

    ¶ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

  • Luke 17:10 (4 votes)

    So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

  • 1 Timothy 4:8 (3 votes)

    For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Matthew 15:7 (3 votes)

    [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,