I fast twice a week. And I give a tenth of all 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; 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 pay tithes of all that 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.’

“ How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give God a tenth of your garden plants, such as mint and rue. But you have forgotten to be fair and to love God. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.

One day John’s disciples came. They said to Jesus,“ We and the Pharisees often go without eating. Why don’t your disciples go without eating?”

“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You give God a tenth of your spices, like mint, dill and cumin. But you have not practiced the more important things of the law, which are fairness, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.You blind guides! You remove the smallest insect from your food. But you swallow a whole camel!

It’s the same with you. Suppose you have done everything you were told to do. Then you should say,‘ We are not worthy to serve you. We have only done our duty.’ ”

You pretenders! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you. He said,“‘ These people honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me.Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’ ”( Isaiah 29:13)

“ Will a mere human being dare to steal from God? But you rob me!“ You ask,‘ How are we robbing you?’“ By holding back your offerings. You also steal from me when you do not bring me a tenth of everything you produce.

“ Be careful not to do good deeds in front of other people. Don’t do those deeds to be seen by others. If you do, your Father in heaven will not reward you.

“ Ask the priests and all the people in the land a question for me. Say to them,‘ You mourned and fasted in the fifth and seventh months. You did it for the past 70 years. But did you really do it for me?And when you were eating and drinking, weren’t you just enjoying good food for yourselves?

“ When you pray, do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners. They want to be seen by other people. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.

So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by the law that requires them to obey? Not at all! They are saved because of the law that requires faith.

Brothers and sisters, with all my heart I long for the people of Israel to be saved. I pray to God for them.I can tell you for certain that they really want to serve God. But how they are trying to do it is not based on knowledge.They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.

Instead, I will give the Levites the tenth as their share. It is the tenth that the Israelites bring me as an offering. That is why I said the Levites would not have any share of land among the Israelites.”

So no one can boast to God.

You might spread out your hands toward me when you pray. But I do not look at you. You might even offer many prayers. But I am not listening to them. Your hands are covered with the blood of the people you have murdered.

Day after day they worship me. They seem ready and willing to know how I want them to live. They act as if they were a nation that does what is right. They act as if they have not turned away from my commands. They claim to want me to give them fair decisions. They seem ready and willing to come near and worship me.‘ We have gone without food,’ they say.‘ Why haven’t you noticed it? We have made ourselves suffer. Why haven’t you paid any attention to us?’“ On the day when you fast, you do as you please. You take advantage of all your workers.

I was moving ahead in my Jewish way of life. I went beyond many of my people who were my own age. I held firmly to the teachings passed down by my people.

“ When you go without eating, do not look gloomy like those who only pretend to be holy. They make their faces look very sad. They want to show people they are fasting. What I’m about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.

God met with him there. Balaam said,“ I’ve prepared seven altars. On each altar I’ve offered a bull and a ram.”

It is not based on anything you have done. No one can brag about earning it.

“‘ A tenth of everything the land produces belongs to the Lord. That includes grain from the soil and fruit from the trees. It is holy. It is set apart for him.Suppose someone wants to buy back some of their tenth. Then they must add a fifth of the cost to it.Every tenth part of herds and flocks will be holy. They will be set apart for the Lord. That includes every tenth animal that its shepherd marks with his wooden staff.No one may pick out the good animals from the bad. They must not choose one animal instead of another. But if anyone does, both animals become holy. They can’t be bought back.’ ”

Jehu said,“ Come along with me. See how committed I am to serve the Lord.” Jehu had Jehonadab ride along in his chariot.

Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.

When Samuel got there, Saul said,“ May the Lord bless you. I’ve done what he directed me to do.”