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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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fast.
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 that which it was our duty to do. (Luke 17:10)
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Num. 23:4•  (Num. 23:4)
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1 Sam. 15:13•  (1 Sam. 15:13)
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2 Kings 10:16•  (2 Kings 10:16)
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Isa. 1:15•  (Isa. 1:15)
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Isa. 58:2‑3•  (Isa. 58:2‑3)
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Zech. 7:5‑6•  (Zech. 7:5‑6)
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Matt. 6:1,5,16• 1Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men to be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father that is in the heavens.
 5And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they should appear to men. Verily I say to you, They do get their reward.
 16And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, downcast in countenance; for they disfigure their faces that they may appear fasting to men. Verily I say to you, They do get their reward. (Matt. 6:1,5,16)
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Matt. 9:14• 14{i}Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not?{/i} (Matt. 9:14)
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Matt. 15:7‑9• 7{i}Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,{/i}
 8{i}This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;{/i}
 9{i}but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.{/i} (Matt. 15:7‑9)
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Rom. 3:27• 27Where then [is] boasting? It was excluded. Through what law? Of works? No, but through [the] law of faith. (Rom. 3:27)
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Rom. 10:1‑3• 1Brethren, the delight of my heart and my supplication to God, on their behalf [is] for salvation.
 2For I bear witness to them that they have zeal for God but not according to knowledge.
 3For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own [righteousness], they 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 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, being very exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. (Gal. 1:14)
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Eph. 2:9• 9not 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 all things, having promise of life that is now and of that which is to come. (1 Tim. 4:8)
I give.
Luke 11:42• 42{i}But{/i} woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe the mint and the 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•  (Lev. 27:30‑33)
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Num. 18:24•  (Num. 18:24)
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Mal. 3:8•  (Mal. 3:8)
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Matt. 23:23‑24• 23{i}Woe 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.{/i}
 24{i}Blind guides, who strain out the gnat, but drink down the camel.{/i} (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."