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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• 10So 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. (Luke 17:10)
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Num. 23:4• 4And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. (Num. 23:4)
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1 Sam. 15:13• 13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. (1 Sam. 15:13)
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2 Kings 10:16• 16And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. 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 did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
 3Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labors. (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 seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
 6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? (Zech. 7:5‑6)
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Matt. 6:1,5,16• 1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
 5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
 16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (Matt. 6:1,5,16)
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Matt. 9:14• 14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? (Matt. 9:14)
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Matt. 15:7‑9• 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (Matt. 15:7‑9)
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Rom. 3:27• 27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. (Rom. 3:27)
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Rom. 10:1‑3• 1Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
 2For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
 3For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. (Rom. 10:1‑3)
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1 Cor. 1:29• 29That no flesh should glory in his presence. (1 Cor. 1:29)
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Gal. 1:14• 14And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. (Gal. 1:14)
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Eph. 2:9• 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Eph. 2:9)
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1 Tim. 4:8• 8For 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. (1 Tim. 4:8)
I give.
Luke 11:42• 42But 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. (Luke 11:42)
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Lev. 27:30‑33• 30And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's: it is holy unto the Lord.
 31And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
 32And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.
 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 change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. (Lev. 27:30‑33)
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Num. 18:24• 24But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. (Num. 18:24)
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Mal. 3:8• 8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. (Mal. 3:8)
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Matt. 23:23‑24• 23Woe 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.
 24Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a 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."