Luke 18:12

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
I fast	νηστεύω nēsteuō	G3522	to abstain from food (religiously) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
twice	δὶς dis	G1364	twice · adverb
in the week	σαββάτου, sabbatou	G4521	the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath) · noun — genitive singular neuter
I give tithes	ἀποδεκατῶ apodekatō	G586	to tithe (as debtor or creditor) · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
of all	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural neuter
that	ὅσα hosa	G3745	as (much · correlative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
I possess	κτῶμαι.¶ ktōmai	G2932	to get · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 1st person singular

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Cross-references

Luke 11:42 But 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 t…
Matthew 23:23-24 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of th…
Matthew 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Luke 17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which…
Leviticus 27:30-33 And 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.
Malachi 3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Matthew 6:1 Take 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.
Matthew 15:7-9 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:9-14

The scope of this parable likewise is prefixed to it, and we are told (Luk 18:9) who they were whom it was levelled at, and for whom it was calculated. He designed it for the conviction of some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. They were such as had, 1. A great conceit of themselves, and of their own goodness; they thought themselves as holy as they needed to be, and holier than all their neighbours, and such as might serve for examples to them all. But that was not all; 2. They had a confidence in themselves before God, and not only had a high opinion of their own righteousness, but depended upon the merit of it, whenever they addressed God, as their p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:11

PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. (Luk 18:9-14) stood--as the Jews in prayer (Mar 11:25). God, &c.--To have been kept from gross iniquities was undoubtedly a just cause of thankfulness to God; but instead of the devoutly humble, admiring frame which this should inspire, the Pharisee arrogantly severs himself from the rest of mankind, as quite above them, and, with a contemptuous look at the poor publican, thanks God that he has not to stand afar off like him, to hang down his head like a bulrush and beat his breast like him. But these are only his moral excellencies. His religious merits complete his grounds for congratulation. Not confining himself to the one divinely prescribed…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 18:12

I give tithes of all that I possess - Or, of all I acquire, κτωμαι. Raphelius has well observed, that this verb, in the present tense, signifies to acquire - in the preter, to possess: the Pharisee's meaning seems to be, "As fast as I gain any thing, I give the tenth part of it to the house of God and to the poor." Those who dedicate a certain part of their earnings to the Lord should never let it rest with themselves, lest possession should produce covetousness. This was the Pharisee's righteousness, and the ground on which he builded his hope of final salvation. That the Pharisees had a strong opinion of their own righteousness, the following history will prove: - "Rabbi Simeon, the son o…

The Church Fathers

(19. Mor. c. 21.) So it was pride that laid bare to his wily enemies the citadel of his heart, which prayer and fasting had in vain kept closed. Of no use are all the other fortifications, as long as there is one place which the enemy has left defenceless.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

I fast twice on the Sabbath, I give tithes of all that I possess. The prophet Ezekiel writes about the heavenly creatures shown to him. And the whole body full of eyes, around those four. For the bodies of the creatures are described as full of eyes because the actions of the saints are circumspect from every part, desirably providing for the good, cautiously avoiding the evil. But we often, while attending to other matters, neglect others. And where we neglect, there undoubtedly we do not have an eye. For behold, the Pharisee had an eye for exhibiting abstinence, for extending mercy, for giving thanks to God, but he did not have an eye for maintaining humility. And what does it benefit if nearly the whole city is cautiously guarded against the enemy's plots, if one opening is left open, where the enemies may enter?
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Pharisees — Separatists (Heb. persahin, from parash, “to separate”). They were probably the successors of the Assideans (i.e., the “pious”), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes in revolt…
Conceit · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Confidence · FALSE — FALSE
Fasting · .By Pharisees — .By Pharisees
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Parables · Pharisee and Publican — Pharisee and Publican
Penitent · PROMISES TO — PROMISES TO
Pharisees · .Fasting — .Fasting
Pharisees, The · Character of: Rigid in fasting — Character of: Rigid in fasting
Prayer, Answers To · Denied to those who: Are self-righteous — Denied to those who: Are self-righteous
Presumption · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Pride · Often originates in: Self-righteousness — Often originates in: Self-righteousness
Publicans · Parable concerning — Parable concerning

Luke 18:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:11

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 18:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 18:11

Adam Clarke on Luke 18:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Luke 18:12

John Calvin on Luke 18:9-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 18:12