Luke 18:12
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12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’
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Luke 11:42
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42 (A)“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and (B)pass by justice and the (C)love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
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Matthew 9:14
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Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(A)
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, (B)“Why do we and the Pharisees fast [a]often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
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- Matthew 9:14 NU brackets often as disputed.
Matthew 23:23-24
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23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! (A)For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and (B)have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 24 Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
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Luke 17:10
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10 So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are (A)unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”
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Matthew 15:7-9
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7 (A)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 ‘These(B) people [a]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
(C)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
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- Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
Matthew 6:1
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Do Good to Please God
6 “Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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Malachi 3:8
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Do Not Rob God
8 “Will a man rob God?
Yet you have robbed Me!
But you say,
‘In what way have we robbed You?’
(A)In tithes and offerings.
1 Timothy 4:8
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8 For (A)bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, (B)having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
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Ephesians 2:9
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9 not of (A)works, lest anyone should (B)boast.
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Galatians 1:14
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14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, (A)being more exceedingly zealous (B)for the traditions of my fathers.
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1 Corinthians 1:29
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29 that no flesh should glory in His presence.
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Romans 10:1-3
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Israel Needs the Gospel
10 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for [a]Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness (A)that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of (B)God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own (C)righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
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- Romans 10:1 NU them
Romans 3:27
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Boasting Excluded
27 (A)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
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Matthew 6:16
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Fasting to Be Seen Only by God
16 “Moreover, (A)when you fast, do not be like the [a]hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
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- Matthew 6:16 pretenders
Matthew 6:5
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The Model Prayer(A)
5 “And when you pray, you shall not be like the [a]hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
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- Matthew 6:5 pretenders
Zechariah 7:5-6
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Isaiah 58:2-3
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2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
3 ‘Why(A) have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we (B)afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And [a]exploit all your laborers.
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- Isaiah 58:3 Lit. drive hard
Isaiah 1:15
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15 (A)When you [a]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
(B)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of [b]blood.
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- Isaiah 1:15 Pray
- Isaiah 1:15 bloodshed
2 Kings 10:16
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16 Then he said, “Come with me, and see my (A)zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot.
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1 Samuel 15:13
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13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, (A)“Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”
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Numbers 23:4
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4 (A)And God met Balaam, and he said to Him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered on each altar a bull and a ram.”
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Numbers 18:24
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24 For the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer up as a heave offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites [a]as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.’ ”
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- Numbers 18:24 for a possession
Leviticus 27:30-33
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30 And (A)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 to the Lord. 31 (B)If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever (C)passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. 33 He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, (D)nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.’ ”
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