And he said, “Come with me, and see my ardour for יהוה.” And they made him ride in his chariot.
Luke 18:12 - The Scriptures 1998 ‘I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I possess.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I gain. American Standard Version (1901) I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get. Common English Bible I fast twice a week. I give a tenth of everything I receive.’ Catholic Public Domain Version I fast twice between Sabbaths. I give tithes from all that I possess.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess. |
And he said, “Come with me, and see my ardour for יהוה.” And they made him ride in his chariot.
“And when you spread out your hands, I hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I do not hear. Your hands have become filled with blood.
“Would a man rob Elohim? Yet you are robbing Me! But you said, ‘In what have we robbed You?’ In the tithe and the offering!
“For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter into the reign of the heavens.
“Beware of doing your kind deeds before men, in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in the heavens.
“And when you fast, do not be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that they appear to be fasting to men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the congregations and on the corners of the streets, to be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
“But woe to you Pharisees, because you tithe the mint and the rue and every plant, and pass by the right-ruling and the love of Elohim. These you should have done, without leaving the others undone.
“So also you, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants, we have done what was our duty to do.’ ”
Where, then, is the boasting? It is shut out. By what Torah? Of works? No, but by the Torah of belief.
For bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but reverence is profitable for all, having promise of the present life, and of that which is to come.