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Luke 18

Luke 18:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I fast
nesteuo (Greek #3522)
to abstain from food (religiously)
KJV usage: fast.
Pronounce: nace-tyoo'-o
Origin: from 3523
twice
dis (Greek #1364)
twice
KJV usage: again, twice.
Pronounce: dece
Origin: adverb from 1417
in the week
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
sabbaton (Greek #4521)
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
KJV usage: sabbath (day), week.
Pronounce: sab'-bat-on
Origin: of Hebrew origin (07676)
, I give tithes
apodekatoo (Greek #586)
to tithe (as debtor or creditor)
KJV usage: (give, pay, take) tithe.
Pronounce: ap-od-ek-at-o'-o
Origin: from 575 and 1183
of all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
that
hosos (Greek #3745)
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
KJV usage: all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).
Pronounce: hos'-os
Origin: by reduplication from 3739
I possess
ktaomai (Greek #2932)
to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own)
KJV usage: obtain, possess, provide, purchase.
Pronounce: ktah'-om-ahee
Origin: a primary verb
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Fast; Fasting,
Tithes,
Week

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Luke 17:10• 10Thus *ye* also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do. (Luke 17:10)
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Num. 23:4• 4And God met Balaam; and Balaam said to him, I have disposed seven altars, and have offered up a bullock and a ram upon each altar. (Num. 23:4)
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1 Sam. 15:13• 13And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah. (1 Sam. 15:13)
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2 Kings 10:16• 16and said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot. (2 Kings 10:16)
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Isa. 1:15• 15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isa. 1:15)
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Isa. 58:2‑3• 2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching to God:
 3--Wherefore have we fasted, and thou seest not; have afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find what pleaseth you, and exact all your labours. (Isa. 58:2‑3)
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Zech. 7:5‑6• 5Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye really fast unto me, even unto me?
 6And when ye ate, and when ye drank, was it not you that were eating and drinking? (Zech. 7:5‑6)
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Matt. 6:1,5,16• 1Take heed not to do your alms before men to be seen of them, otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in the heavens.
 5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
 16And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces, so that they may appear fasting to men: verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (Matt. 6:1,5,16)
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Matt. 9:14• 14Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not? (Matt. 9:14)
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Matt. 15:7‑9• 7Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,
 8This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
 9but in vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings commandments of men. (Matt. 15:7‑9)
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Rom. 3:27• 27Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith; (Rom. 3:27)
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Rom. 10:1‑3• 1Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which I address to God for them is for salvation.
 2For I bear them witness that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
 3For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God. (Rom. 10:1‑3)
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1 Cor. 1:29• 29so that no flesh should boast before God. (1 Cor. 1:29)
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Gal. 1:14• 14and advanced in Judaism beyond many my contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers. (Gal. 1:14)
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Eph. 2:9• 9not on the principle of works, that no one might boast. (Eph. 2:9)
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1 Tim. 4:8• 8for bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for everything, having promise of life, of the present one, and of that to come. (1 Tim. 4:8)
I give.
Luke 11:42• 42But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside. (Luke 11:42)
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Lev. 27:30‑33• 30And as to every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of the tree, it is Jehovah's: it is holy to Jehovah.
 31And if any one will at all redeem of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth thereof.
 32And as to every tithe of the herd, or of the flock, of whatever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Jehovah.
 33He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it; and if he change it at all, then both it and the exchange thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. (Lev. 27:30‑33)
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Num. 18:24• 24for I have given for an inheritance to the Levites the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave-offering to Jehovah; therefore I have said of them, They shall possess no inheritance among the children of Israel. (Num. 18:24)
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Mal. 3:8• 8Will a man rob God? But ye rob me. And ye say, Wherein do we rob thee? In tithes and heave-offerings. (Mal. 3:8)
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Matt. 23:23‑24• 23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye pay tithes of mint and anise and cummin, and ye have left aside the weightier matters of the law, judgment and mercy and faith: these ye ought to have done and not have left those aside.
 24Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel. (Matt. 23:23‑24)
• “I give tithes.” The tithe was for the old Jewish order and has no place in the Christian order. Rather, “as God hath prospered,” “not as got out of you,” “not grudgingly...for God loveth a cheerful giver,” “free-hearted liberality” and “faithful in that which is Another’s” are for our day. (“Help on Hard Verses” by A.C. Brown)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gaine.

JND Translation Notes

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See Notes at Luke 21.19 and 1 Thess. 4.4.

W. Kelly Translation

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I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything that I acquirea.

WK Translation Notes

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"Possess" is the force of the perfect. Here it is rather "to come into possession of."