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Luke 18:12
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I fast
I fast twise in the weeke, I giue tithes of all that I possesse.
I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.'
'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'
I fast twice a week, and I give one-tenth of everything I get!'
'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'
'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'
I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'
I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I receive.'
I go without eating for two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all I earn."
I fast twice a week, I pay tithes on my entire income, . . . '
I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain.
I fast twice a week, and I give a tenth of everything I get!'
I fast twise in the weeke: I giue tithe of all that euer I possesse.
But I fast twice a week, and I give tithes on everything I earn.
I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.'
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all that I get.'
I fast twice on the sabbath; I tithe all things, as many as I get.
I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'
I fast twice a week, and I give a tenth of my entire income.'
But I fast twice in the week, and tithe whatever I possess.
But I fast twice in a week, and tithe all I possess.
I fast twise in the weeke, I geue tithe of all that I possesse.
I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
I fast twice in the week. I give tithes of all that I get.'
I fast twice in the week: I give tythes of all that I possess.
I fast twice a week. I pay the tithe on all my gains.'
Y faste twies in the woke, Y yyue tithis of alle thingis that Y haue in possessioun.
I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.'
I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.'
I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'
I go without food two times a week so I can pray better. I give one-tenth part of the money I earn.'
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.'
I fast twice in the week, I give a tenth of whatsoever things I gain!
I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess.
I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I get.'
I fast twyse in ye weke. I geve tythe of all that I possesse.
I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things -- as many as I possess.
I fast twyse in the weke, I geue the tithes of all that I haue.
I fast twice a week, and I pay the tythe of all I possess.
God, I go without food twice a week, and I tithe religiously.'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
fast: Luke 17:10, Numbers 23:4, 1 Samuel 15:13, 2 Kings 10:16, Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 58:2, Isaiah 58:3, Zechariah 7:5, Zechariah 7:6, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 9:14, Matthew 15:7-9, Romans 3:27, Romans 10:1-3, 1 Corinthians 1:29, Galatians 1:14, Ephesians 2:9, 1 Timothy 4:8
I give: Luke 11:42, Leviticus 27:30-33, Numbers 18:24, Malachi 3:8, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 23:24
Reciprocal: Genesis 14:20 - tithes Deuteronomy 12:6 - tithes Proverbs 21:2 - right Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Be not Matthew 19:20 - All Matthew 20:12 - borne Mark 2:18 - Why Mark 10:20 - General Luke 5:33 - Why Luke 15:29 - Lo Luke 18:21 - General Revelation 3:17 - I am
Cross-References
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I fast twice in the week,.... Not "on the sabbath", as the words may be literally rendered, and as they are in the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; for the sabbath was not a fasting, but a feasting day with the Jews; for they were obliged to eat three meals, or feasts, on a sabbath day, one in the morning, another at evening, and another at the time of the meat offering: even the poorest man in Israel, who was maintained by alms, was obliged to keep these three feasts f. It was forbidden a man to fast, until the sixth hour, on a sabbath day; that is, till noon g: wherefore, it is a great mistake in Justin h and Suetonius i, that the sabbath was kept by the Jews as a fast. But the word is rightly rendered, "in the week"; the whole seven days, or week, were by the Jews commonly called the sabbath; hence, אחד בשבת, "the first of the sabbath", and the second of the sabbath, and the third of the sabbath k; that is, the first, second, and third days of the week. Now the two days in the week on which they fasted were Monday and Thursday, the second and fifth days; on which days the law of Moses, and the book of Esther were read, by the order of Ezra l; and fasts for the congregation were appointed on those days m; and so a private person, or a single man, as in this instance, took upon him, or chose to fast on the same n: the reason of this is, by some, said to be, because Moses went up to Mount Sinai on a Thursday, and came down on a Monday o. But though these men fasted so often, they took care not to hurt themselves; for they allowed themselves to eat in the night till break of day. It is asked p,
"how long may a man eat and drink, i.e. on a fast day? until the pillar of the morning ascends (day breaks); these are the words of Rabbi (Judah): R. Eliezer ben Simeon says, until cock crowing.''
So that they had not so much reason to boast of these performances: he adds,
I give tithes of all that I possess; not only of what was tithable by the law of Moses, as the produce of his ground; and by the traditions of the elders, as the herbs in his garden,
Matthew 23:23 but of every thing he had, which was not required by either of them; upon which he thought himself a very righteous person, and more than a common man: it is asked q,
"who is a plebeian? (one of the people of the earth, or the common people) whoever does not eat his common food with purity with hands washed; these are the words of R. Meir; but the wise men say, whoever does not tithe his fruit.''
This man would not be thought to be such an one.
f Maimon. Hilch. Sabbat, c. 30. sect. 9. g T. Hieros. Nedarim, fol. 40. 4. h L. 36. c. 2. i Octav. Aug. c. 76. k Maimon. Hilch. Mechosre Caphara, c. 2. sect, 8. l T. Bab. Bava Kama, fol. 82. 1. Megilla, 31. 1, 2. m Maimon. Hilchot Taaniot, c. 1. sect. 5. n T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 12. 1. o Godwin Moses & Aaron, l. 1. c. 10. Vid. T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 88. 1. p T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 12. 1. q T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 61. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I fast twice ... - This was probably the Jewish custom. The Pharisees are said to have fasted regularly on the second and fifth days of every week in private. This was “in addition” to the public days of fasting required in the law of Moses, and they, therefore, made more a matter of “merit” of it because it was voluntary.
I give tithes - A tithe means the tenth part of a thing. A tenth part of the possessions of the Jews was required for the support of the Levites, Numbers 18:21. In addition to the tithes required strictly by law, the Pharisees had tithed everything which they possessed even the smallest matters - as mint, anise, cummin, etc., Luke 11:42. It was “this,” probably, on which he so particularly prided himself. As this could not be proved to be strictly “required” in the law, it had more the “appearance” of great piety, and, therefore, he particularly dwelt on it.
I possess - This may mean either all which I “have,” or all which I “gain” or acquire. It is not material which meaning be considered the true one.
The religion of the Pharisee, therefore, consisted in:
1.Abstaining from injustice to others; in pretending to live a harmless, innocent, and upright life; and,
2.A regular observance of all the external duties of religion.
His “fault” consisted in relying on this kind of righteousness; in not feeling and acknowledging that he was a sinner; in not seeking a religion that should dwell in the “heart” and regulate the feelings; and in making public and ostentatious professions of his own goodness. Most of all was this abominable in the sight of God, who “looks into the heart,” and who sees wickedness there when the external actions may be blameless. We may learn from the case of the Pharisee:
- That it is not the man who has the most orthodox belief that has, of course, the most piety;
- That people may be externally moral, and not be righteous in the sight of God;
- That they may be very exact in the external duties of religion, and even go beyond the strict letter of the law; that they may assume a great appearance of sanctity, and still be strangers to true piety; and,
- That ostentation in religion, or a “boasting” before God of what we are and of what we have done, is abominable in his sight. This spoils everything, even if the life “should be” tolerably blameless, and if there should be real piety.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 18:12. I give tithes of all that I possess. — Or, of all I acquire, κτωμαι. Raphelius has well observed, that this verb, in the present tense, signifies to acquire - in the preter, to possess: the Pharisee's meaning seems to be, "As fast as I gain any thing, I give the tenth part of it to the house of God and to the poor." Those who dedicate a certain part of their earnings to the Lord should never let it rest with themselves, lest possession should produce covetousness. This was the Pharisee's righteousness, and the ground on which he builded his hope of final salvation. That the Pharisees had a strong opinion of their own righteousness, the following history will prove:-
"Rabbi Simeon, the son of Jochai, said: The whole world is not worth thirty righteous persons, such as our father Abraham. If there were only thirty righteous persons in the world, I and my son should make two of them; but if there were but twenty, I and my son would be of the number; and if there were but ten, I and my son would be of the number: and if there were but five, I and my son would be of the five; and if there were but two, I and my son would be those two; and if there were but one, myself should be that one." Bereshith Rabba, s. 35, fol. 34. This is a genuine specimen of Pharisaic pride. No wonder that our Lord accused these of pride and vain glory: they were far from humility, and consequently far from righteousness.
