I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’

我一个礼拜禁食两次，凡我所得的都捐上十分之一。’

我每周禁食两次，凡我所得的都献上十分之一。’

我每周禁食两次，凡我所得的都献上十分之一。’

我每周禁食两次，奉献全部收入的十分之一。’

我一个礼拜禁食两次，我的一切收入都奉献十分之一。’

我一周禁食两次，并奉献我所有收入的十分之一。’

我一個禮拜禁食兩次，凡我所得的都捐上十分之一。』

我每週禁食兩次，凡我所得的都獻上十分之一。』

我每週禁食兩次，凡我所得的都獻上十分之一。』

我每週禁食兩次，奉獻全部收入的十分之一。』

我一個禮拜禁食兩次，我的一切收入都奉獻十分之一。’

我每安息週禁食兩次；凡所賺得的，我納上十分之一。」

我一週禁食兩次，並奉獻我所有收入的十分之一。』

我七日禁食者二、而以所得者十輸其一、

我七日禁食者二、而以所有十輸其一、

我七日禁食二日、以凡所得者、十輸其一、

我每週守齋二次、所得什一以獻。」

I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all I get.’

I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’

I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’

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

I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything 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 get.’

“ But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet you ignore justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Then the disciples of John* came to Him, asking,“ Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!

So you too, when you do all the things which were commanded you, say,‘ We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’ ”

You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:‘ This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

“ Would anyone rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say,‘ How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

“ Take care not to practice your righteousness in the sight of people, to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

“ Say to all the people of the land and to the priests,‘ When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years, was it actually for Me that you fasted?And when you eat and drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?

“ And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them,‘ They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.’ ”

so that no human may boast before God.

So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you offer many prayers, I will not be listening. Your hands are covered with blood.

Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.‘ Why have we fasted and You do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and You do not notice?’ Behold, on the day of your fast you find your desire, And oppress all your workers.

and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.

“ Now whenever you fast, do not make a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they distort their faces so that they will be noticed by people when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

Now God met with Balaam, and he said to Him,“ I have set up the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each altar.”

not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

‘ Now all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.If, therefore, someone should ever want to redeem part of his tithe, he shall add to it a fifth of it.For every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.He is not to be concerned whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it; yet if he does exchange it, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. It shall not be redeemed.’ ”

Then he said,“ Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he had him ride in his chariot.

for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him,“ Blessed are you of the Lord! I have carried out the command of the Lord.”